Montecito Bank & Trust Acquires 10,523 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Montecito Bank & Trust lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 100.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 20,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,523 shares during the period. Montecito Bank & Trust’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,867,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,112,857,000 after buying an additional 125,586 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $972,156,000 after purchasing an additional 263,065 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $669,716,000 after acquiring an additional 523,467 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $494,836,000 after purchasing an additional 123,161 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% in the 3rd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $446,718,000 after acquiring an additional 3,774,000 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

VNQ stock opened at $90.40 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.58 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $91.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.04. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $78.27 and a 1-year high of $99.58.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.