Atala Financial Inc Makes New $109,000 Investment in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Atala Financial Inc purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 1,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $109,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter worth $10,542,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,349,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 24,539 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,394,000 after purchasing an additional 1,670 shares during the last quarter. Platform Technology Partners raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. Platform Technology Partners now owns 4,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.5% during the third quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 111,441 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,857,000 after purchasing an additional 7,762 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $90.17 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $90.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.48. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $78.27 and a 1 year high of $99.58. The stock has a market cap of $98.29 billion, a PE ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07.

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.