Cohen & Steers Inc. Acquires 283,201 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Cohen & Steers Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 414.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 351,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 283,201 shares during the quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. owned about 0.09% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $31,168,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VNQ. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $141,864,000 after acquiring an additional 1,402,196 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 97.2% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,220,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $197,740,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094,540 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,994,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,061,366,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033,999 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $888,380,000 after purchasing an additional 695,474 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 79.8% during the third quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 1,223,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $111,807,000 after purchasing an additional 542,700 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $98.51 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $95.26 and its 200-day moving average is $92.49. The stock has a market cap of $37.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $86.84 and a twelve month high of $98.86.

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.