Westside Investment Management Inc. Raises Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,871 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 282 shares during the quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $508,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VNQ. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Fortis Group Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC now owns 334 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Halpern Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Pineridge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 105.8% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 391 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $83.31 on Thursday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.61 and a fifty-two week high of $90.09. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $82.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.33. The company has a market capitalization of $32.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.