Capital Investment Advisors LLC Buys 167,017 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 34.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 658,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 167,017 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC owned about 0.17% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $58,258,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Palisade Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $45,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $47,000. Finally, Corsicana & Co. bought a new position 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 Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $87.00 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $76.92 and a one year high of $96.23. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $92.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $90.92.

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.