Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Newly Purchased by NBT Bank N.A.

NBT Bank N.A. bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 15,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,416,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,070,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $893,225,000 after purchasing an additional 30,853 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,431,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,365,000 after purchasing an additional 736,312 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,362,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $209,588,000 after buying an additional 278,151 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,209,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $213,042,000 after buying an additional 54,884 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.6% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,677,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $148,811,000 after buying an additional 174,384 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $92.69 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $93.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.68. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $86.84 and a one year high of $101.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.18 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97.

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.