Bleakley Financial Group LLC Has $3.27 Million Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 141.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 36,834 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,593 shares during the quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $3,267,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Efficient Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC now owns 606,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,685,000 after buying an additional 17,250 shares in the last quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.0% during the fourth quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 60,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,324,000 after acquiring an additional 7,398 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Advisors Inc. now owns 84,718 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,497,000 after acquiring an additional 8,213 shares in the last quarter. Finhabits Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,406,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 861,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,272,000 after purchasing an additional 26,059 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $97.86 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.78 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.76. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $86.84 and a 12 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.