Foster & Motley Inc. Acquires 15,284 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Foster & Motley Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 287,636 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,284 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for 1.4% of Foster & Motley Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position. Foster & Motley Inc. owned about 0.08% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $25,453,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,960,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,001,981,000 after buying an additional 847,016 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 9,343,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $854,215,000 after buying an additional 565,655 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake 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 valued at $780,282,000 after purchasing an additional 498,006 shares in the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8,739.3% in the second quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 5,717,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $509,221,000 after buying an additional 5,653,040 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,176,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $473,218,000 after acquiring an additional 124,389 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $87.33 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $33.44 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $92.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.87. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $76.92 and a one year high of $96.23.

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.