Bailard Inc. Increases Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Bailard Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 19.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 184,063 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,401 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $16,827,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VNQ. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 23.5% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $346,000 after acquiring an additional 720 shares during the last quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% in the 3rd quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 16,489 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,507,000 after purchasing an additional 3,589 shares in the last quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 454,308 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,533,000 after purchasing an additional 21,691 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth about $5,173,000. Finally, Samalin Investment Counsel LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.1% in the third quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC now owns 18,346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,677,000 after purchasing an additional 4,558 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $90.90 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $89.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $90.28. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $76.92 and a 52-week high of $94.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 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.