Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 40,900 shares, a decline of 68.0% from the July 15th total of 127,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 176,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQI. Washington Trust Bank lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Washington Trust Bank now owns 16,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $691,000 after buying an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 127.6% during the fourth quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 11,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $498,000 after buying an additional 6,558 shares during the last quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,472,000. Lincoln National Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 594,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,339,000 after buying an additional 18,968 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Planning Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Planning Inc. now owns 96,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,122,000 after buying an additional 4,499 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ VNQI traded up $0.66 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $42.94. 113,849 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 205,010. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $36.58 and a 52 week high of $43.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.52 billion, a PE ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $41.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $41.29.

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