Patton Fund Management Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Patton Fund Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 23.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 34,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,546 shares during the period. Patton Fund Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $3,058,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wedmont Private Capital grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 34,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,058,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. MAS Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 11,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.7% in the first quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 7,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $661,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.3% in the first quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 9,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $844,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of VNQ opened at $91.02 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 and a 12-month high of $99.20. The stock has a market cap of $34.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a 50-day moving average of $90.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $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.