Howe & Rusling Inc. Grows Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Howe & Rusling Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 32.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 997 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $89,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. United Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.4% in the third quarter. United Bank now owns 47,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,608,000 after buying an additional 8,665 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 79.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 93,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,105,000 after acquiring an additional 41,398 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 19.8% in the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 32,089 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,126,000 after acquiring an additional 5,294 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $6,575,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 474,272 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $46,201,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $89.71 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month high of $99.58. The company has a market capitalization of $97.78 billion, a PE ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $93.18.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 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.