Private Trust Co. NA Cuts Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Private Trust Co. NA lessened its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,109 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 150 shares during the quarter. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $722,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,212 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $553,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 34,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,058,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. MAS Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 11,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,069,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,569 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,654,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ stock opened at $91.17 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $34.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $90.96 and its 200 day moving average is $89.41. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $76.92 and a 52 week high of $99.20.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.