Van ECK Associates Corp Buys 7,131 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 13.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 59,619 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,131 shares during the quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,268,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Capital Investment Counsel Inc purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Halpern Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

VNQ stock opened at $81.30 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $83.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.85. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $70.61 and a 12-month high of $90.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.