Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Position Increased by Brookstone Capital Management

Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 6.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 99,248 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,814 shares during the quarter. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $8,803,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings 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 valued at $1,061,366,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033,999 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% in 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. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,890,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $875,194,000 after purchasing an additional 111,978 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,176,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $473,218,000 after purchasing an additional 124,389 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 53,115 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $96.59 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $37.23 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $95.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.76. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $86.84 and a twelve month high of $99.15.

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.