First American Trust FSB Boosts Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

First American Trust FSB boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 4.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 33,654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,536 shares during the quarter. First American Trust FSB’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,998,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WorthPointe LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $433,000. Prospect Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth $1,447,000. Modern Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,113 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the period. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $1,661,000. Finally, Congress Wealth Management LLC DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 26.8% in the 4th quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 75,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,752,000 after buying an additional 16,028 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

VNQ opened at $91.66 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $99.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $78.27 and a 12-month high of $99.58. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $91.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.31.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.9319 per share. 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.