Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. Raises Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 61,498 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up approximately 1.7% of Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest position. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,434,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JMG Financial Group Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% in the fourth quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 242,704 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,445,000 after purchasing an additional 28,515 shares in the last quarter. Brookmont Capital Management lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Brookmont Capital Management now owns 3,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $324,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the period. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. now owns 14,904 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,317,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.9% in the third quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 118,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,946,000 after purchasing an additional 6,639 shares during the period. Finally, Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.8% during the third quarter. Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc. now owns 69,098 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,228,000 after purchasing an additional 8,914 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of VNQ stock traded up $0.54 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $81.30. 4,270,214 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,907,327. The stock has a market cap of $32.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $83.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $82.85. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $70.61 and a 12-month high of $90.09.

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.