LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 311 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 9.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 311 shares during the quarter. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $316,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VNQ. McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 220,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,452,000 after acquiring an additional 8,443 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 148.2% in the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 237,307 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,118,000 after purchasing an additional 141,705 shares during the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.5% in the third quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 29,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,921,000 after purchasing an additional 1,570 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 54,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,283,000 after buying an additional 3,604 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,171,000 after buying an additional 2,107 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 2.1 %

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $85.36 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $93.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.97. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $76.92 and a 12 month high of $99.58.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

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