Savant Capital LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Savant Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 42.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 71,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 21,248 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $6,345,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Lansing Street Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, VERITY Wealth Advisors lifted its position 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 valued at $2,187,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $95.70 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $93.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.84 and a fifty-two week high of $97.71.

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.