Blair William & Co. IL Sells 3,387 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Blair William & Co. IL reduced its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 187,640 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,387 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $16,715,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth $124,165,000. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6,345.2% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 1,308,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $123,579,000 after acquiring an additional 1,288,137 shares during the period. FIDELIS iM LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 879.7% in the 4th quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 801,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,429,000 after purchasing an additional 720,010 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $504,644,000 after purchasing an additional 585,657 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 685.7% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 445,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,655,000 after purchasing an additional 388,506 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $89.71 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $97.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a 50 day moving average of $91.37 and a 200-day moving average of $93.18. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $78.27 and a 1-year high of $99.58.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

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