UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp Buys 30,818 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 781.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 34,763 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 30,818 shares during the quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $3,097,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $209,453,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $124,165,000. Brooklyn FI LLC boosted its stake 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 in the last quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 879.7% in the fourth 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 during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 585,657 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 2.1 %

Shares of VNQ opened at $89.71 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $97.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $91.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.27. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $78.27 and a 52 week high of $99.58.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

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