BankPlus Trust Department Purchases New Shares in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $65,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Godsey & Gibb Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Howard Capital Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. CKW Financial Group purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 73.1% in the fourth quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 386 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of VNQ opened at $93.13 on Wednesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month high of $99.58. The company has a market cap of $36.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.52.

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.