Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 111,441 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,762 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises about 1.1% of Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $10,857,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,112,857,000 after buying an additional 125,586 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $669,716,000 after purchasing an additional 523,467 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $494,836,000 after purchasing an additional 123,161 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% during the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $446,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,774,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ traded down $0.34 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $97.24. 328,904 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,078,293. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $95.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $90.75. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month high of $99.58. The company has a market capitalization of $38.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF 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.