Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. Acquires 5,879 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 241,613 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,879 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for approximately 5.4% of Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $21,349,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,630,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $804,308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,955,619 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 10,254,994 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $775,893,000 after acquiring an additional 566,346 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $385,673,000 after acquiring an additional 3,742,702 shares during the period. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management now owns 3,654,504 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,912,000 after purchasing an additional 24,650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,575,623 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $270,532,000 after purchasing an additional 115,167 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

NYSEARCA:VNQ traded down $0.70 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $81.44. 4,129,689 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,863,731. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.61 and a fifty-two week high of $90.09. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.