Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Raises Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 6.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 455,462 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,158 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises approximately 0.7% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned about 0.12% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $40,399,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,740,000 after purchasing an additional 11,469 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $677,000 after purchasing an additional 5,532 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 1,284 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 84.9% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 2,222 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp lifted 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 worth $141,864,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402,196 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.5%

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $97.83 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.63. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $86.84 and a 12-month high of $99.15. The firm has a market cap of $38.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98.

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.