Townsquare Capital LLC Acquires 4,028 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 12.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 36,117 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,028 shares during the quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $3,217,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. McIlrath & Eck LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 220,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,452,000 after purchasing an additional 8,443 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 148.2% in the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 237,307 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $23,118,000 after buying an additional 141,705 shares in the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.5% in the third quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 29,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,921,000 after buying an additional 1,570 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 54,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,283,000 after acquiring an additional 3,604 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,171,000 after acquiring an additional 2,107 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ opened at $85.36 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $93.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $89.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.97. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $76.92 and a 1 year high of $99.58.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

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