Conning Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Conning Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 13.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 45,628 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,278 shares during the quarter. Conning Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $4,038,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lansing Street Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 3,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $364,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $125,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 13,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,195,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VERITY Wealth Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 24,712 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,187,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $95.32 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $36.74 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.54. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.36 and a 52-week high of $97.37.

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.