Bluesphere Advisors LLC Buys 3,172 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Bluesphere Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 45.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,172 shares during the period. Bluesphere Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $985,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased 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 valued at $669,716,000 after purchasing an additional 523,467 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.2% during the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 2,947,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $271,446,000 after buying an additional 343,033 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,239,091 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $187,546,000 after buying an additional 10,732 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,703,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $142,874,000 after buying an additional 44,660 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% during the second quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,583,615 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $132,644,000 after buying an additional 107,519 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ traded down $1.69 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $95.82. 1,625,228 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,166,111. The stock has a market cap of $37.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $95.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.21. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $70.61 and a 1-year high of $99.58.

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.