Manhattan West Asset Management LLC Has $2.64 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Manhattan West Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 4.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 29,648 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,385 shares during the period. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,641,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,050,591,000 after acquiring an additional 370,503 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during 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 purchasing an additional 263,065 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased 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 purchasing an additional 585,657 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,654,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $414,622,000 after purchasing an additional 227,202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in 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 valued at $202,243,000 after buying an additional 79,954 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $83.63 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $76.92 and a 52-week high of $99.58. The company has a market capitalization of $91.16 billion, a PE ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $90.07 and a 200-day moving average of $92.09.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.