Rodgers & Associates LTD Purchases 17,119 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Rodgers & Associates LTD lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 9.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 198,834 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,119 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for about 2.1% of Rodgers & Associates LTD’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Rodgers & Associates LTD’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $17,712,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $446,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,774,000 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $348,272,000 after buying an additional 3,554,112 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $209,453,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 834.9% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 925,603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $90,172,000 after acquiring an additional 826,601 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $669,716,000 after acquiring an additional 523,467 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $90.40 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.27 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $91.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.04. The stock has a market cap of $35.58 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.