Merit Financial Group LLC Grows Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 24.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 68,407 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,637 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $6,254,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,740,000 after purchasing an additional 11,469 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $677,000 after purchasing an additional 5,532 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 98.4% during the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 15,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,366,000 after buying an additional 7,482 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $780,000 after buying an additional 1,284 shares during the period. Finally, Curi RMB Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $299,000. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of VNQ opened at $88.49 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $76.92 and a twelve month high of $94.95. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.24.

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.