Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Purchased by Wedbush Securities Inc.

Wedbush Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 426.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 29,476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,877 shares during the quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,642,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. WASHINGTON TRUST Co boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 29.4% during the 3rd quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 15,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,399,000 after purchasing an additional 3,548 shares during the period. BIP Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 161.3% during the 3rd quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 21,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,946,000 after buying an additional 13,401 shares during the last quarter. MBL Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.3% during the 3rd quarter. MBL Wealth LLC now owns 60,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,462,000 after buying an additional 7,603 shares during the last quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth $1,956,000. Finally, Sepio Capital LP increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 56.4% in the third quarter. Sepio Capital LP now owns 25,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,313,000 after buying an additional 9,306 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.0%

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $92.69 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $86.84 and a 52 week high of $101.80. The stock has a market cap of $37.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $93.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.68.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF 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.