ATX Financial Planning LLC Purchases Shares of 8,310 Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

ATX Financial Planning LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 8,310 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $735,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% in 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 lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $888,380,000 after buying an additional 695,474 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,890,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $875,194,000 after buying an additional 111,978 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,176,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $473,218,000 after buying an additional 124,389 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,370,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $298,277,000 after buying an additional 53,115 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $95.56 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.84 and a 52-week high of $99.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.84 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.67.

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.