Trust Co. of Vermont Acquires 295 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Trust Co. of Vermont raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 4,462 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $374,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 4,547,415 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $385,673,000 after acquiring an additional 3,742,702 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.7% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,887,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $166,746,000 after acquiring an additional 705,607 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $157,952,000 after acquiring an additional 1,283,964 shares during the period. Finally, Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $150,204,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ traded up $1.75 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $90.41. 7,234,120 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,315,080. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $70.61 and a 12 month high of $92.13. The firm has a market cap of $35.58 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $85.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $84.40.

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.