CENTRAL TRUST Co Boosts Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 21.4% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 48,326 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,531 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $4,287,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VNQ. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,864,000 after buying an additional 1,402,196 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 97.2% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,220,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $197,740,000 after buying an additional 1,094,540 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,994,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,061,366,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033,999 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $888,380,000 after acquiring an additional 695,474 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 79.8% in the 3rd quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 1,223,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,807,000 after acquiring an additional 542,700 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.9%

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $97.01 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $37.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $96.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $92.86. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $86.84 and a twelve month high of $99.15.

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.