Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. Acquires 7,578 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 150,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,578 shares during the period. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $13,742,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in 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 valued at $1,285,684,000 after acquiring an additional 577,515 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,113,178 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $900,680,000 after acquiring an additional 570,141 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 9,343,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $854,215,000 after purchasing an additional 565,655 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,535,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $780,282,000 after purchasing an additional 498,006 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8,739.3% in the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 5,717,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $509,221,000 after purchasing an additional 5,653,040 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $94.88 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 and a 12-month high of $95.56. The company has a market capitalization of $36.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $90.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.59.

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.