Bessemer Group Inc. Has $1.70 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 13.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 19,096 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,309 shares during the quarter. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,701,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Portfolio Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Private Portfolio Partners LLC now owns 13,191 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,175,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $660,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 3,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $312,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. Cozad Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $520,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Destination Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Destination Wealth Management now owns 24,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,423,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $83.63 on Monday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $76.92 and a 12 month high of $99.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.05.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a $0.9319 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.