BNP Paribas Financial Markets Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 199.2% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,242,219 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 826,971 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $107,427,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Auour Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.8% in the first quarter. Auour Investments LLC now owns 6,720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $581,000 after buying an additional 817 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 187,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,252,000 after purchasing an additional 17,718 shares during the period. Fairfield University increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Fairfield University now owns 199,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,235,000 after purchasing an additional 1,674 shares during the period. Bray Capital Advisors increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Bray Capital Advisors now owns 5,077 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $439,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $509,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock traded up $0.23 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $83.51. 3,216,980 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,355,157. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $83.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $84.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $70.61 and a 52-week high of $90.09.

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.