Greenwood Gearhart Inc. Raises Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Greenwood Gearhart Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 159,589 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,930 shares during the quarter. Greenwood Gearhart Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $14,122,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $96.62 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $37.25 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.36 and a fifty-two week high of $97.37. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $93.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $91.39.

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.