Churchill Financial Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 5,949 Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Churchill Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,949 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $526,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Glenview Trust Co increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Glenview Trust Co now owns 493,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $43,696,000 after buying an additional 9,424 shares in the last quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 32.9% in the fourth quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $263,000 after buying an additional 735 shares in the last quarter. Clune & Associates LTD. increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. Clune & Associates LTD. now owns 47,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,229,000 after buying an additional 3,939 shares in the last quarter. Flagstone Financial Management increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Flagstone Financial Management now owns 112,150 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,924,000 after buying an additional 4,667 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pathfinder Wealth Consulting Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $229,000. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $96.77 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.78. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $86.54 and a 1-year high of $97.37. The stock has a market cap of $37.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00.

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.