Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Newly Purchased by UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp

UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 15,658 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,403,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $893,225,000 after buying an additional 30,853 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% during 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 buying an additional 736,312 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in 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 in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,568,908 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $139,162,000 after acquiring an additional 20,178 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $96.44 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $86.84 and a twelve month high of $101.80. The company has a market capitalization of $106.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.85 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $92.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.80.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.