Estate Counselors LLC Acquires Shares of 65,755 Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Estate Counselors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQFree Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 65,755 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $5,832,000. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up about 0.5% of Estate Counselors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VNQ. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% during the 2nd 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 period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 97.2% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,220,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $197,740,000 after acquiring an additional 1,094,540 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,994,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,061,366,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033,999 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,431,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $304,365,000 after acquiring an additional 736,312 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $888,380,000 after acquiring an additional 695,474 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $100.54 on Tuesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $86.84 and a 1 year high of $101.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $97.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.38. The stock has a market cap of $39.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

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