5,660 Shares in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Purchased by Boltwood Capital Management

Boltwood Capital Management purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,660 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $507,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VNQ. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,070,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $893,225,000 after buying an additional 30,853 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,431,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,365,000 after acquiring an additional 736,312 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,209,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $213,042,000 after acquiring an additional 54,884 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,362,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $209,588,000 after acquiring an additional 278,151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.6% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,677,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $148,811,000 after purchasing an additional 174,384 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock traded up $0.33 during trading on Friday, reaching $89.50. 5,040,993 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,646,364. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.84 and a 52-week high of $101.80. The firm has a market cap of $35.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s 50-day moving average is $96.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.59.

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.