ARK & TLK Investments LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

ARK & TLK Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 40,373 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,227 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for about 1.2% of ARK & TLK Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. ARK & TLK Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $3,596,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,050,591,000 after buying an additional 370,503 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $972,156,000 after purchasing an additional 263,065 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its position 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 worth $504,644,000 after purchasing an additional 585,657 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $202,243,000 after purchasing an additional 79,954 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,759,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $156,745,000 after purchasing an additional 99,737 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $89.71 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $97.78 billion, a PE ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $78.27 and a 52-week high of $99.58. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $91.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $93.15.

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 given a dividend of $0.9319 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.