First County Bank CT Buys Shares of 2,457 Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

First County Bank CT bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 2,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $239,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wrenne Financial Planning LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wrenne Financial Planning LLC now owns 121,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,863,000 after buying an additional 7,002 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 13,108 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,277,000 after buying an additional 1,686 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,531,147 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $149,164,000 after buying an additional 24,233 shares in the last quarter. Axos Invest Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,713,000. Finally, Trustmark National Bank Trust Department grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Trustmark National Bank Trust Department now owns 23,697 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,309,000 after buying an additional 1,998 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $96.24 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $78.27 and a 12 month high of $99.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day moving average of $95.87 and a 200-day moving average of $90.53.

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.