Chesapeake Wealth Management Raises Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Chesapeake Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the period. Chesapeake Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $828,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $446,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,774,000 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $348,272,000 after purchasing an additional 3,554,112 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at about $209,453,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 834.9% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 925,603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $90,172,000 after buying an additional 826,601 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $669,716,000 after buying an additional 523,467 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $89.65 on Tuesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $78.27 and a one year high of $99.58. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $92.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard REIT ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund invests in stocks issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs), companies that purchase office buildings, hotels, and other real property. It tracks the return of the MSCI US RIT Index, a gauge of real estate stocks. The Vanguard Group, Inc provides investment advisory services to the Fund.