Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 402,241 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,172 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned 0.11% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $36,773,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 123.6% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the second quarter worth about $33,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth about $45,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $47,000. Finally, Corsicana & Co. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $94.88 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $36.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $90.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $90.59. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $76.92 and a one year high of $95.56.

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.