Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Acquired by ZEGA Investments LLC

ZEGA Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 27.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,002 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 645 shares during the period. ZEGA Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $267,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% in the first quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,858,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,254,761,000 after purchasing an additional 2,064,842 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.4% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,543,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $864,026,000 after acquiring an additional 492,425 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 8,778,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $781,786,000 after acquiring an additional 216,763 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% in the first quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 8,598,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $778,542,000 after acquiring an additional 4,013,382 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,696,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $425,194,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178,304 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $90.23 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 and a 12-month high of $99.20. The firm has a market cap of $34.04 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.06.

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.