BCR Wealth Strategies LLC Increases Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

BCR Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 146,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 7,597 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises about 4.1% of BCR Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. BCR Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $13,021,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Simplicity Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.8% during the 1st quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 4,975 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $441,000 after acquiring an additional 924 shares during the period. Conning Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 47,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,239,000 after purchasing an additional 2,161 shares during the period. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $2,134,000. William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.6% during the first quarter. William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc now owns 16,054 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,424,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 117.3% in the first quarter. Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC now owns 22,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,025,000 after purchasing an additional 12,309 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $97.32 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $96.62 and its 200 day moving average is $93.53. The stock has a market cap of $38.56 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 $99.15.

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.