Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Grows Holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) by 8.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 328,136 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,240 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned about 0.43% of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF worth $12,981,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 302,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,179,000 after purchasing an additional 2,408 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 143.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 23,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,102,000 after buying an additional 13,836 shares during the period. Lam Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 58,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,729,000 after buying an additional 5,675 shares in the last quarter. Marotta Asset Management grew its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Marotta Asset Management now owns 94,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,421,000 after acquiring an additional 1,071 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 98.0% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 36,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,727,000 after acquiring an additional 18,156 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

VNQI opened at $39.74 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $42.97. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $38.01 and a 52-week high of $47.63. The company has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $2.0404 dividend. This represents a yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.