Ballentine Partners LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 6.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,467,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 88,660 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises approximately 1.9% of Ballentine Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Ballentine Partners LLC owned approximately 0.39% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $134,149,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VNQ. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 123.6% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the period. Cohalo Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, CX Institutional boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 133.6% in the second quarter. CX Institutional now owns 493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 282 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.0%

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $90.39 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $34.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average of $89.71 and a 200-day moving average of $90.32. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $76.92 and a 1-year high of $94.95.

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.