Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Has $2.52 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 25,606 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,752 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,517,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,050,591,000 after buying an additional 370,503 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $972,156,000 after buying an additional 263,065 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $504,644,000 after buying an additional 585,657 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% during the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $446,718,000 after buying an additional 3,774,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,243,000 after buying an additional 79,954 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $92.42 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $90.66 and a 200-day moving average of $93.61. The company has a market capitalization of $100.74 billion, a PE ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $78.27 and a 52-week high of $99.58.

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.