Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ is Efficient Advisors LLC’s 10th Largest Position

Efficient Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.9% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 606,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,250 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for about 3.1% of Efficient Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. Efficient Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $53,685,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Palisade Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth about $36,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Corsicana & Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 3.1%

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $88.75 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 and a 12-month high of $96.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $92.62 and a 200 day moving average of $91.04.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.