Godsey & Gibb Inc. Takes Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Godsey & Gibb Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $26,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fund Evaluation Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC now owns 16,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,356,000 after buying an additional 526 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 26.6% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,154,000 after acquiring an additional 2,897 shares during the period. DecisionPoint Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.2% during the second quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 179,187 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,200,000 after purchasing an additional 13,532 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Alliance boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% in the second quarter. Wealth Alliance now owns 121,220 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,153,000 after purchasing an additional 4,367 shares during the period. Finally, Legacy Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% in the second quarter. Legacy Financial Group Inc. now owns 44,544 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,731,000 after purchasing an additional 1,198 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $87.89 on Thursday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $78.27 and a one year high of $99.58. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $92.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.84. The company has a market capitalization of $34.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.