River Street Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

River Street Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 51,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 745 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for 2.7% of River Street Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. River Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,031,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its position 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 valued at $1,112,857,000 after purchasing an additional 125,586 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% in 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 acquiring an additional 523,467 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $494,836,000 after acquiring an additional 123,161 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% during the 3rd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $446,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,774,000 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $348,272,000 after purchasing an additional 3,554,112 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $93.80. 2,786,607 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,122,278. The company has a market cap of $36.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $96.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.02. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $78.27 and a one year high of $99.58.

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.