Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Acquired by Savant Capital LLC

Savant Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 42.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 71,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,248 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $6,345,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 108.2% during the 4th quarter. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. now owns 35,169 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,149,000 after purchasing an additional 18,277 shares during the period. Corrado Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Corrado Advisors LLC now owns 29,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,573,000 after purchasing an additional 1,777 shares during the period. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $80,000. IFG Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 17,930 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,095 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 101,781 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,007,000 after purchasing an additional 1,425 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $95.70 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $86.84 and a 12 month high of $97.71. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.02.

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.