LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC Increases Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 9.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 311 shares during the period. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $316,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Private Portfolio Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Private Portfolio Partners LLC now owns 13,191 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,175,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $660,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 3,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Cozad Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $520,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Destination Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Destination Wealth Management now owns 24,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,423,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ stock opened at $85.36 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $89.95 and a 200-day moving average of $91.97. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.92 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58. The company has a market capitalization of $93.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.00.

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 $0.9319 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.