First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown Reduces Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 9.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,124 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,935 shares during the quarter. First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,518,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,887,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $166,746,000 after acquiring an additional 705,607 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $157,952,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,964 shares in the last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $150,204,000. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,583,615 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $132,644,000 after purchasing an additional 107,519 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ traded up $0.27 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $92.74. The company had a trading volume of 3,160,149 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,267,940. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $70.61 and a twelve month high of $92.82. The stock has a market cap of $36.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.92.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.