Ashton Thomas Securities LLC Sells 1,605 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,629 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,605 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,283,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VNQ. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 7,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $733,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 3,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $520,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Destination Wealth Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Destination Wealth Management now owns 24,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,423,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $91.66 on Tuesday. 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 $99.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $93.31.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.9319 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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.