Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI)

Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) by 5.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 68,341 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,323 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF comprises 1.3% of Maryland Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest position. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF were worth $2,704,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 80.4% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 52.3% in the fourth quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 2,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 742 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 48.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after purchasing an additional 647 shares during the period.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQI stock opened at $40.77 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $40.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $38.01 and a fifty-two week high of $47.63.

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

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $2.0404 dividend. This represents a dividend 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.