Northwest Bank & Trust Co Increases Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Northwest Bank & Trust Co lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 17.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,330 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 202 shares during the quarter. Northwest Bank & Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $130,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Visionary Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 78.3% during the 4th quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors now owns 11,712 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,035,000 after acquiring an additional 5,144 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 22,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,953,000 after buying an additional 1,527 shares during the period. Gibson Capital LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Gibson Capital LLC now owns 1,196,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $105,755,000 after buying an additional 21,981 shares during the period. Concentric Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Concentric Wealth Management LLC now owns 72,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,393,000 after buying an additional 8,585 shares during the period. Finally, Comerica Bank increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 44.2% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 319,822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,259,000 after buying an additional 98,055 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ traded down $0.68 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $93.88. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 916,376 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,214,820. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $94.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $87.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.61 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58.

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.