Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Holdings Lifted by M&T Bank Corp

M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 23.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 504,758 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 97,135 shares during the quarter. M&T Bank Corp owned 0.13% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $44,666,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,960,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,001,981,000 after buying an additional 847,016 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.4% during the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 9,343,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $854,215,000 after buying an additional 565,655 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,535,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,282,000 after buying an additional 498,006 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,176,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $473,218,000 after buying an additional 124,389 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,317,631 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $303,298,000 after buying an additional 32,240 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $94.52 on Thursday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $86.36 and a 1-year high of $97.06. The company has a market capitalization of $36.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $92.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $91.01.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.