Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Holdings Raised by Elm Partners Management LLC

Elm Partners Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 45.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 96,023 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,780 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up approximately 0.4% of Elm Partners Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest position. Elm Partners Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $8,497,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,740,000 after purchasing an additional 11,469 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $677,000 after purchasing an additional 5,532 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 1,284 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 84.9% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 2,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,864,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402,196 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of VNQ opened at $95.70 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $93.70 and its 200-day moving average is $92.02. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $86.84 and a 12 month high of $97.71. The firm has a market cap of $36.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Profile

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.