Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. Has $2.38 Million Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. reduced its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 28,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,270 shares during the period. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,375,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in 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 valued at $861,217,000 after purchasing an additional 4,547,415 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,239,091 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $187,546,000 after buying an additional 10,732 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% during 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 buying an additional 1,283,964 shares during the period. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $150,204,000. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% in the second quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,583,615 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $132,644,000 after acquiring an additional 107,519 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $98.28 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $92.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $86.47. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $70.61 and a 52-week high of $99.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.68 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.