Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV Acquires New Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 15,772 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,414,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ACT Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. ACT Wealth Management LLC now owns 172,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,492,000 after acquiring an additional 5,319 shares in the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at $1,194,000. First Heartland Consultants Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at $297,000. Grove Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 40,946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,670,000 after purchasing an additional 959 shares during the period. Finally, Factor Wealth Management LTD boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Factor Wealth Management LTD now owns 69,814 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,257,000 after purchasing an additional 1,680 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $89.35 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $35.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $95.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.50. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $86.84 and a 1-year high of $101.80.

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.