Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Purchased by Farmers Trust Co.

Farmers Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 32.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,715 shares during the period. Farmers Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $622,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bar Harbor Wealth Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Bar Harbor Wealth Management now owns 3,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $296,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Barrett & Company Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Barrett & Company Inc. now owns 5,665 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $552,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 7,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $733,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,034,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Destination Wealth Management raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Destination Wealth Management now owns 24,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,423,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

VNQ stock traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $87.57. 3,468,790 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,372,982. The company has a market capitalization of $34.47 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.74. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month 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.