Vanguard Real Estate ETF Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.80 (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd will be given a dividend of 0.8005 per share by the exchange traded fund on Wednesday, December 24th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 22nd.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ traded down $0.34 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $88.59. 4,162,006 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,548,122. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $76.92 and a 12 month high of $94.95. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.32. The firm has a market cap of $33.42 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.