Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. Buys 1,493 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 49.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,493 shares during the quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $404,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,470 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,194,000 after acquiring an additional 732 shares in the last quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 617,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $55,014,000 after purchasing an additional 26,433 shares in the last quarter. SwitchPoint Financial Planning LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $223,000. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 781.2% during the 4th quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp now owns 34,763 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,097,000 after buying an additional 30,818 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $261,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $89.71 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $97.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month high of $99.58. The company has a fifty day moving average of $91.37 and a 200-day moving average of $93.18.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.9319 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF 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.