OLD Second National Bank of Aurora Reduces Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

OLD Second National Bank of Aurora trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 17.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,170 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 252 shares during the quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $101,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the 4th 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 last quarter. 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 about $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, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3,938.4% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,188,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $105,040,000 after purchasing an additional 1,159,340 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of VNQ stock traded up $1.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $87.86. The stock had a trading volume of 1,932,578 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,297,086. The business’s fifty day moving average is $83.35 and its 200-day moving average is $84.19. The firm has a market cap of $34.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $70.61 and a 1-year high of $90.09.

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.