Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Acquires 80,296 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 27.8% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 369,605 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 80,296 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $31,963,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 7,593 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $671,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 1,157 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Adero Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Adero Partners LLC now owns 32,923 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,909,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Brookmont Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Brookmont Capital Management now owns 3,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marco Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC now owns 7,640 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $675,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ traded up $0.81 during trading on Thursday, reaching $84.13. 4,244,814 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,407,863. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $70.61 and a 1 year high of $90.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.43.

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.