LS Investment Advisors LLC Makes New $897,000 Investment in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

LS Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 10,075 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $897,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CX Institutional increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 133.6% during the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the last quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 58,262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,189,000 after acquiring an additional 831 shares during the last quarter. MKT Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $235,000. Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group now owns 11,892 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,059,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Magnus Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 13,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,230,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.3%

VNQ stock opened at $90.13 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.79 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $76.92 and a 1-year high of $99.20. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.43.

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.