Private Trust Co. NA Buys 689 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Private Trust Co. NA raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 10.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,159 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 689 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $697,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its position in 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 valued at $446,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,774,000 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in 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 buying an additional 3,554,112 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 376.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,367,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,275,000 after acquiring an additional 1,080,371 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 834.9% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 925,603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $90,172,000 after acquiring an additional 826,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 523,467 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ stock opened at $97.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $38.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $95.83 and its 200 day moving average is $90.86. 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.