Ascentis Independent Advisors Increases Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Ascentis Independent Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 101.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,459 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,270 shares during the period. Ascentis Independent Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,283,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Stephens Inc. AR raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.8% in the first quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 107,594 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,544,000 after buying an additional 13,029 shares during the last quarter. Powerhouse Assets LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the first quarter. Powerhouse Assets LLC now owns 10,539 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $935,000 after buying an additional 816 shares during the last quarter. TI Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.3% during the first quarter. TI Trust Inc. now owns 17,326 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,537,000 after buying an additional 396 shares during the last quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.1% during the first quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,271,000 after acquiring an additional 830 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bryant Woods Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.5% during the first quarter. Bryant Woods Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $677,000 after acquiring an additional 596 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $98.40 on Wednesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $86.84 and a twelve month high of $99.15. The firm has a market cap of $38.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50 day moving average of $96.51 and a 200 day moving average of $93.39.

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.