Heartland Bank & Trust Co Acquires Shares of 97,349 Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF $VNQI

Heartland Bank & Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 97,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,327,000. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF comprises approximately 1.0% of Heartland Bank & Trust Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 88.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 18,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $751,000 after purchasing an additional 8,928 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3.2% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 68,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,759,000 after purchasing an additional 2,093 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the first quarter worth about $206,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,409,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 19.9% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 814,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,578,000 after buying an additional 135,238 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQI stock opened at $45.72 on Friday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $43.21 and a 1 year high of $50.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.72. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $45.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.67.

About Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

The Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (VNQI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Global x United States Property index, a market-cap-weighted index of non-US real estate investment trusts. VNQI was launched on Nov 1, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.