Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Purchased by Navalign LLC

Navalign LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 132,823 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,339 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up approximately 2.9% of Navalign LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Navalign LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $11,754,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Lansing Street Advisors raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 3,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $364,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $125,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 13,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,195,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VERITY Wealth Advisors raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 24,712 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,187,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $95.89 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $93.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $91.52. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $86.36 and a one year high of $97.37. The stock has a market cap of $36.96 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.