Avantax Advisory Services Inc. Buys 17,599 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 834,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,599 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. owned approximately 0.21% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $74,355,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth $10,542,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth $1,349,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 24,539 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,394,000 after acquiring an additional 1,670 shares during the last quarter. Platform Technology Partners lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Platform Technology Partners now owns 4,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.5% in the third quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 111,441 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,857,000 after purchasing an additional 7,762 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 1.2 %

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $90.46 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $98.60 billion, a PE ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.57. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month high of $99.58.

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.