BNP Paribas Financial Markets Buys 61,142 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 975,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 61,142 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $95,029,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bar Harbor Wealth Management boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Bar Harbor Wealth Management now owns 3,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $296,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC now owns 25,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,175,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Barrett & Company Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. Barrett & Company Inc. now owns 5,665 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $552,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 8,199 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $692,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Finally, First National Trust Co boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.9% in the second quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 4,148 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $97.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $95.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.86. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.27 and a fifty-two week 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.