Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Bought by Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc.

Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 241,613 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,879 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises 5.4% of Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $21,349,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. Crestone Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Crestone Asset Management LLC now owns 346,607 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,626,000 after purchasing an additional 15,519 shares during the period. Balanced Wealth Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $7,448,000. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 26.7% in the 4th quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $624,000 after purchasing an additional 1,488 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,887,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $166,746,000 after purchasing an additional 705,607 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 600,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,072,000 after purchasing an additional 40,960 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock traded down $0.70 on Wednesday, hitting $81.44. The stock had a trading volume of 4,129,689 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,863,731. The stock has a market cap of $32.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $70.61 and a 52-week high of $90.09. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $83.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $83.09.

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.