North Star Investment Management Corp. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 9.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 12,613 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,053 shares during the quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,123,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 65.5% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 22,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,018,000 after buying an additional 8,816 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 100.0% in the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $179,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.9% in the first quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 10,909 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $988,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.4% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,330 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,660,000 after purchasing an additional 765 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $90.13 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.43. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $76.92 and a 52-week high of $99.20. The firm has a market cap of $33.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91.

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.