Parkside Advisors LLC Purchases 1,706 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Parkside Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 89,444 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,706 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises approximately 1.8% of Parkside Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Parkside Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $7,966,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% during the first quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,858,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,254,761,000 after buying an additional 2,064,842 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.4% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,543,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $864,026,000 after buying an additional 492,425 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the first quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 8,598,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $778,542,000 after buying an additional 4,013,382 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 8,561,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $775,152,000 after buying an additional 26,397 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,696,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $425,194,000 after buying an additional 1,178,304 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ opened at $92.66 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $34.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $90.65 and a 200 day moving average of $89.45. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.92 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.