Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Bought by Assetmark Inc.

Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 861,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,059 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. owned 0.23% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $76,272,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 46.5% during the fourth quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 356 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth about $36,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth about $44,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, Corsicana & Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth about $47,000. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $93.33 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $92.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.81. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $83.97 and a 52 week high of $96.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.02.

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.