Brookstone Capital Management Raises Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Brookstone Capital Management increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 8.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 93,434 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,061 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $8,268,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fiducient Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 144.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fiducient Advisors LLC now owns 13,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,194,000 after acquiring an additional 7,725 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 56.4% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 37,174 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,398,000 after purchasing an additional 13,403 shares during the period. Efficient Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC now owns 606,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,685,000 after purchasing an additional 17,250 shares during the period. Gould Asset Management LLC CA increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.9% in the third quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 161,662 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,779,000 after purchasing an additional 6,034 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chandler Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.6% in the third quarter. Chandler Asset Management Inc. now owns 397,448 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,335,000 after purchasing an additional 17,595 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 1.6%

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $88.70 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $33.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50 day moving average is $92.17 and its 200-day moving average is $90.84. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 and a 12-month high of $96.23.

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.