Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Acquired by Kovack Advisors Inc.

Kovack Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 11,533 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,124,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 41.2% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 60,551 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,899,000 after purchasing an additional 17,683 shares during the last quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 142,863 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,918,000 after purchasing an additional 2,345 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 66,038 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,433,000 after buying an additional 1,301 shares during the period. Rossmore Private Capital boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 14,782 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,440,000 after purchasing an additional 1,051 shares during the period. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the third 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 buying an additional 125,586 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $94.62 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $37.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $96.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $89.87. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $77.25 and a 1-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.