12,900 Shares in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Bought by Wealth Enhancement Trust Services Inc.

Wealth Enhancement Trust Services Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 12,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,142,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VNQ. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $141,864,000 after acquiring an additional 1,402,196 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 97.2% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,220,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $197,740,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094,540 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,960,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,001,981,000 after purchasing an additional 847,016 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 9,343,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $854,215,000 after purchasing an additional 565,655 shares during the period. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 79.8% during the 3rd quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 1,223,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,807,000 after purchasing an additional 542,700 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.6%

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $96.68 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $83.97 and a 12 month high of $96.81. The stock has a market cap of $37.27 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $92.66 and its 200 day moving average is $90.93.

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.