Natixis Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 9.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 74,124 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 6,090 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $6,603,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 29,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,612,000 after acquiring an additional 1,609 shares during the last quarter. Family Firm Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Family Firm Inc. now owns 299,075 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,642,000 after buying an additional 1,375 shares during the period. Copperwynd Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Copperwynd Financial LLC now owns 28,844 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,569,000 after buying an additional 2,175 shares during the period. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $352,000. Finally, Postrock Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $386,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $91.28 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.27 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58. The company has a market capitalization of $99.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $93.39.

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.