Advisory Services Network LLC Sells 723 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Advisory Services Network LLC decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 45,268 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 723 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $4,032,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,050,591,000 after purchasing an additional 370,503 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $972,156,000 after acquiring an additional 263,065 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $504,644,000 after acquiring an additional 585,657 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,654,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $414,622,000 after acquiring an additional 227,202 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,243,000 after purchasing an additional 79,954 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 6.0 %

Shares of VNQ opened at $84.55 on Thursday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $76.92 and a 12 month high of $99.58. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $92.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.00.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given 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.