World Investment Advisors Acquires 8,698 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 17.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 59,678 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,698 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,293,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,994,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,061,366,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033,999 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $888,380,000 after purchasing an additional 695,474 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,890,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $875,194,000 after purchasing an additional 111,978 shares during the period. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,370,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $298,277,000 after purchasing an additional 53,115 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,695,086 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $238,488,000 after buying an additional 14,957 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $98.02 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $37.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $86.84 and a 1 year high of $99.15. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.27.

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.