Blair William & Co. IL Sells 3,387 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Blair William & Co. IL lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 187,640 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,387 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $16,715,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VNQ. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 7,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $733,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $660,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 3,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $520,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Destination Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Destination Wealth Management now owns 24,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,423,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VNQ opened at $89.71 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $91.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.18. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $78.27 and a 1-year high of $99.58. The company has a market cap of $97.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $0.9319 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF 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.