Safeguard Financial LLC Purchases 1,266 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Safeguard Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 42.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,266 shares during the quarter. Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $414,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VNQ. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $157,952,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,964 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 376.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,367,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $118,275,000 after buying an additional 1,080,371 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 199.2% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,242,219 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $107,427,000 after acquiring an additional 826,971 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 266.1% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 807,331 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $69,818,000 after acquiring an additional 586,781 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $669,716,000 after purchasing an additional 523,467 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $97.47 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.61 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58. The business has a 50-day moving average of $95.07 and a 200-day moving average of $87.94.

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.