CENTRAL TRUST Co Purchases 13,403 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 56.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,174 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 13,403 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $3,398,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 123.6% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the period. Cohalo Advisory LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $47,000. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $94.59 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.22 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.42. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $76.92 and a 1-year high of $95.15.

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.