OLD Second National Bank of Aurora Makes New $1.96 Million Investment in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

OLD Second National Bank of Aurora purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 21,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,956,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,070,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $893,225,000 after acquiring an additional 30,853 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake 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 valued at $304,365,000 after acquiring an additional 736,312 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,209,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $213,042,000 after acquiring an additional 54,884 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,362,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $209,588,000 after acquiring an additional 278,151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.6% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,677,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $148,811,000 after acquiring an additional 174,384 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $92.65 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $37.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.84 and a fifty-two week high of $101.80. The business’s 50-day moving average is $93.78 and its 200-day moving average is $95.70.

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.