Cetera Advisors LLC Buys 124,321 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Cetera Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 201.0% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 186,176 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 124,321 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $16,100,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 7,593 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $671,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Adero Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Adero Partners LLC now owns 32,923 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,909,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Fountainhead AM LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.5% during the first quarter. Fountainhead AM LLC now owns 2,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $208,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC now owns 7,640 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $675,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 30.0% during the first quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC now owns 585 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $91.27. 5,223,649 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,277,619. The stock has a market cap of $35.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $85.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.39. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $70.61 and a 12 month high of $92.13.

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.