Wells Fargo & Company MN Purchases 227,202 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,654,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 227,202 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN owned about 1.18% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $414,622,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. United Bank increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.4% in the 3rd quarter. United Bank now owns 47,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,608,000 after buying an additional 8,665 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 79.5% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 93,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,105,000 after purchasing an additional 41,398 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth $6,575,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $262,000. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $424,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ 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 stock has a market capitalization of $91.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $91.22 and its 200 day moving average is $92.86.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a $0.9319 dividend. 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.