Trust Co. of Vermont Boosts Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Trust Co. of Vermont increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,462 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $374,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,746,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $861,217,000 after buying an additional 4,547,415 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $385,673,000 after purchasing an additional 3,742,702 shares during the period. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $150,204,000. Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $157,952,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,964 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 376.1% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,367,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,275,000 after purchasing an additional 1,080,371 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ traded up $1.75 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $90.41. The company had a trading volume of 7,234,120 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,315,080. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $85.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $84.40. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.61 and a fifty-two week high of $92.13.

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.