Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. Buys New Shares in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 8,321 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $746,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Atomic Invest LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 449.2% in the second quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 324 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Tower View Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 320.0% in the 1st quarter. Tower View Wealth Management LLC now owns 399 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares in the last quarter. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 367.5% in the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the period. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 146.7% in the first quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 560 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $91.44 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $86.84 and a 12 month high of $101.80. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $94.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.61. The stock has a market cap of $36.68 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.