Ridgewood Investments LLC Buys 742 Shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI)

Ridgewood Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) by 52.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,162 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 742 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF were worth $86,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VNQI. Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC now owns 21,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $856,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Chandler Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.0% in the second quarter. Chandler Asset Management Inc. now owns 179,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,292,000 after purchasing an additional 1,815 shares during the last quarter. Merriman Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.3% in the second quarter. Merriman Wealth Management LLC now owns 101,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,112,000 after purchasing an additional 2,237 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners OCIO LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the second quarter valued at about $2,558,000. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2,549.3% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 49,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,069,000 after purchasing an additional 47,698 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VNQI opened at $38.29 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $2.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $41.78 and its 200-day moving average is $43.08. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $38.25 and a 52-week high of $47.63.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $2.0404 per share. This represents a yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Profile

The Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (VNQI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Global x United States Property index, a market-cap-weighted index of non-US real estate investment trusts. VNQI was launched on Nov 1, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.