Advantage Trust Co Increases Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Advantage Trust Co raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 128.1% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,560 shares during the quarter. Advantage Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $271,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. VeraBank N.A. increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. VeraBank N.A. now owns 37,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,691,000 after buying an additional 840 shares during the period. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.1% in the third quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. now owns 23,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,333,000 after acquiring an additional 1,170 shares during the period. Brickley Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth $235,000. Tyler Stone Wealth Management lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 117.4% during the third quarter. Tyler Stone Wealth Management now owns 3,076 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $300,000 after purchasing an additional 1,661 shares during the period. Finally, Sigma Planning Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.0% in the third quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 41,757 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,068,000 after purchasing an additional 1,607 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ traded up $1.41 during trading on Friday, reaching $95.88. 4,093,560 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,142,096. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $74.51 and a 12-month high of $99.58. The stock has a market cap of $37.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.60.

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.