16,156 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Purchased by First Financial Bank Trust Division

First Financial Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 16,156 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,448,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,070,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $893,225,000 after acquiring an additional 30,853 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,431,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $304,365,000 after acquiring an additional 736,312 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,209,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $213,042,000 after acquiring an additional 54,884 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,362,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $209,588,000 after acquiring an additional 278,151 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.6% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,677,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $148,811,000 after acquiring an additional 174,384 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.5%

NYSEARCA:VNQ traded down $0.46 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $89.17. 7,406,790 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,638,964. The company has a market cap of $35.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $86.84 and a 1 year high of $101.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $96.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.61.

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.