Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp Buys New Shares in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $261,000.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VNQ. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,050,591,000 after buying an additional 370,503 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $972,156,000 after acquiring an additional 263,065 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $504,644,000 after acquiring an additional 585,657 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,243,000 after purchasing an additional 79,954 shares during the period. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $209,453,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $89.71 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.27. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $78.27 and a 12 month high of $99.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $97.78 billion, a PE ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a $0.9319 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.