Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Buys 31,000 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 500.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 31,000 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $3,624,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,112,857,000 after purchasing an additional 125,586 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $669,716,000 after buying an additional 523,467 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $494,836,000 after acquiring an additional 123,161 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $446,718,000 after acquiring an additional 3,774,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $348,272,000 after acquiring an additional 3,554,112 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $93.85 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $95.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.88. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $78.27 and a 12-month high of $99.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.