Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Purchased by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 23.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,059,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 198,524 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned 0.27% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $102,190,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $150,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Uptown Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Uptown Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $916,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC now owns 6,756 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $599,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 5,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $470,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Davis R M Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Davis R M Inc. now owns 3,120 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $94.80 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $86.84 and a 12-month high of $101.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.96. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $98.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.80.

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.