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

Ridgewood Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) by 52.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,162 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 742 shares during the quarter. 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 reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 80.4% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 135.4% in the third quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 352 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 48.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after acquiring an additional 647 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 14.3% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 3,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $184,000 after acquiring an additional 490 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $201,000.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Down 1.7 %

NASDAQ:VNQI opened at $38.29 on Friday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $38.25 and a 1 year high of $47.63. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $41.78 and a 200-day moving average of $43.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76.

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

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