8,321 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Purchased by Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc.

Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 8,321 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $746,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $150,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. Uptown Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the second quarter. Uptown Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $916,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC now owns 6,756 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $599,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the period. Davis R M Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Davis R M Inc. now owns 3,120 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Finally, Global Trust Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 3,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $321,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $91.44 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $94.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.61. The company has a market capitalization of $36.68 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.84 and a fifty-two week high of $101.80.

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.