Garde Capital Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Garde Capital Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 4.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 373,549 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 15,569 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for 2.0% of Garde Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Garde Capital Inc. owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $33,055,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,740,000 after buying an additional 11,469 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $677,000 after buying an additional 5,532 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,000 after buying an additional 1,284 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 84.9% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 2,222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,864,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402,196 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $96.55 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $93.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.84 and a 52-week high of $97.71.

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.