Proficio Capital Partners LLC Invests $1.35 Million in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 15,144 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,349,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,050,591,000 after purchasing an additional 370,503 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $972,156,000 after purchasing an additional 263,065 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $504,644,000 after purchasing an additional 585,657 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $202,243,000 after purchasing an additional 79,954 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at about $209,453,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $91.28 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $78.27 and a 12-month high of $99.58. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $91.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.39. The stock has a market cap of $99.50 billion, a PE ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.