Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Position Lifted by Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC

Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 6.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 485,471 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 31,144 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up about 2.3% of Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $43,061,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VNQ. Sage Investment Counsel LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC now owns 6,756 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $599,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $125,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% in the 4th 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 period. Opulen Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 5,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, VERITY Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 24,712 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,187,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ stock opened at $98.02 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $37.96 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $96.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.24. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $86.84 and a one year high of $99.15.

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.