Sovereign Financial Group Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Sovereign Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 26.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,488 shares during the quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $624,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,630,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $804,308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,955,619 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 10,254,994 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $775,893,000 after purchasing an additional 566,346 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $385,673,000 after acquiring an additional 3,742,702 shares in the last quarter. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management now owns 3,654,504 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,912,000 after acquiring an additional 24,650 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.3% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,575,623 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $270,532,000 after purchasing an additional 115,167 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of VNQ traded down $0.69 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $81.45. 4,127,741 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,863,709. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $70.61 and a 52-week high of $90.09. The company has a market cap of $32.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $83.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.09.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.