Smith Moore & CO. Buys 301 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Smith Moore & CO. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,968 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 301 shares during the quarter. Smith Moore & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $799,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VNQ. Van ECK Associates Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $10,542,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,349,000. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.4% during the 4th quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 16,044 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,429,000 after acquiring an additional 2,936 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 834,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $74,355,000 after acquiring an additional 17,599 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Platform Technology Partners grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Platform Technology Partners now owns 4,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 678 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 4.3 %

VNQ stock opened at $84.20 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $78.27 and a 52 week high of $99.58. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $91.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.00.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a dividend of $0.9319 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.