First Nebraska Trust Co Takes $1.44 Million Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

First Nebraska Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 16,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,436,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $150,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Sage Investment Counsel LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC now owns 6,756 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $599,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $125,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Opulen Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 5,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $470,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $98.95 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $97.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.64. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $86.84 and a 52 week high of $101.80. The company has a market capitalization of $39.21 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98.

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.