Essex Financial Services Inc. Buys 307 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 6.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 4,899 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 307 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $436,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,112,857,000 after acquiring an additional 125,586 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $972,156,000 after acquiring an additional 263,065 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $494,836,000 after purchasing an additional 123,161 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% in the 3rd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $446,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,774,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $348,272,000 after purchasing an additional 3,554,112 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.9 %

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $91.14 on Thursday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $78.27 and a 12-month high of $99.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $90.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.41.

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.