US Bancorp DE Purchases 585,657 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 11.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 585,657 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $504,644,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $97,000. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 39,315 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,830,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,034,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 6,880 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $670,000 after purchasing an additional 525 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 87,201 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,495,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ stock opened at $93.90 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $78.27 and a 52 week high of $99.58. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $90.26 and its 200 day moving average is $93.53. The firm has a market cap of $102.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07.

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.