Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Purchased by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 6.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 429,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,063 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises approximately 0.7% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $37,989,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Powerhouse Assets LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth $860,000. Retireful LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $1,917,000. Hengehold Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 23,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,110,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548 shares in the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 37,628 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,330,000 after purchasing an additional 3,633 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nikulski Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 96.9% during the fourth quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. now owns 11,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $991,000 after purchasing an additional 5,513 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $89.02 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $34.09 billion, a price-to-earnings 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.83.

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.