Markowski Investments Purchases New Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Markowski Investments acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 107,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $10,338,000. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for 2.3% of Markowski Investments’ holdings, making the stock its 17th largest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,994,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,061,366,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033,999 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,070,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $893,225,000 after buying an additional 30,853 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,890,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $875,194,000 after buying an additional 111,978 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,431,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,365,000 after buying an additional 736,312 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,370,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $298,277,000 after buying an additional 53,115 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $96.02 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $86.84 and a 1 year high of $101.80. The firm has a market cap of $38.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50-day moving average of $98.23 and a 200 day moving average of $95.78.

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.