Benchmark Investment Advisors LLC Invests $691,000 in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Benchmark Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,556 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $691,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8,739.3% during the second quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 5,717,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $509,221,000 after purchasing an additional 5,653,040 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,864,000 after buying an additional 1,402,196 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 97.2% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,220,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $197,740,000 after buying an additional 1,094,540 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1,568.1% in the second quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,001,170 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,164,000 after acquiring an additional 941,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.2% in the second quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 14,436,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,285,684,000 after acquiring an additional 577,515 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.2%

VNQ opened at $92.16 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $92.35 and its 200-day moving average is $91.05. The company has a market cap of $35.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $76.92 and a 1-year high of $96.23.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.