Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Purchased by Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 235.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 409,447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 287,218 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $37,071,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $504,644,000 after acquiring an additional 585,657 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,654,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $414,622,000 after purchasing an additional 227,202 shares during the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $299,211,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $202,243,000 after purchasing an additional 79,954 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,825,973 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $165,324,000 after purchasing an additional 66,372 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of VNQ opened at $89.22 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $94.57 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s fifty day moving average is $88.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.54. 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.