Plancorp LLC Acquires New Shares in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Plancorp LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 138,056 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $12,969,000.

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

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock traded down $0.50 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $95.73. The stock had a trading volume of 3,642,473 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,741,682. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $92.92 and its 200 day moving average is $94.67. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $86.84 and a twelve month high of $101.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.34 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.95.

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.