United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Has $79.69 Million Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC lessened its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 894,569 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 13,611 shares during the period. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $79,688,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VNQ. McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 220,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,452,000 after buying an additional 8,443 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 148.2% during the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 237,307 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,118,000 after purchasing an additional 141,705 shares during the period. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.5% in the third quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 29,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,921,000 after purchasing an additional 1,570 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 54,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,283,000 after purchasing an additional 3,604 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,171,000 after purchasing an additional 2,107 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 2.1 %

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $85.36 on Tuesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $76.92 and a 12 month high of $99.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $93.04 billion, a PE ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $89.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.97.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders 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.