Field & Main Bank Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Field & Main Bank raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 17,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 430 shares during the quarter. Field & Main Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,602,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VNQ. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 19.1% in the 3rd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,047 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $492,000 after acquiring an additional 810 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 24,539 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,394,000 after purchasing an additional 1,670 shares during the last quarter. Curran Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth $1,132,000. FIDELIS iM LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 79,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,673,000 after acquiring an additional 3,685 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $4,111,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NYSEARCA VNQ traded up $0.05 on Wednesday, reaching $90.86. The stock had a trading volume of 143,314 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,020,626. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $78.27 and a 12-month high of $99.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $91.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.26.

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.