The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 23.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,059,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 198,524 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $102,190,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,740,000 after purchasing an additional 11,469 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $677,000 after purchasing an additional 5,532 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,000 after purchasing an additional 1,284 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 84.9% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $431,000 after buying an additional 2,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,864,000 after buying an additional 1,402,196 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $94.80 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $98.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $95.80. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $86.84 and a twelve month high of $101.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.96.

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.