Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 18.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 65,148 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,359 shares during the period. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,765,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,960,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,001,981,000 after purchasing an additional 847,016 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $888,380,000 after purchasing an additional 695,474 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,535,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $780,282,000 after purchasing an additional 498,006 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,176,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $473,218,000 after purchasing an additional 124,389 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,317,631 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $303,298,000 after purchasing an additional 32,240 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $96.39 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $37.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.39. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $86.36 and a 12-month high of $97.37.

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.