FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEARCA:GQRE) Short Interest Down 24.3% in January

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEARCA:GQRE) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 719 shares, a drop of 24.3% from the January 15th total of 950 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,179 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,179 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund Trading Up 0.7%

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund stock traded up $0.43 on Friday, reaching $64.33. 12,297 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,350. FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund has a twelve month low of $51.25 and a twelve month high of $64.66. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $60.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $60.35. The stock has a market cap of $366.68 million, a PE ratio of 21.15 and a beta of 0.96.

Institutional Trading of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GQRE. ESL Trust Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 609,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,869,000 after buying an additional 16,404 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 4.7% during the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 206,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,616,000 after acquiring an additional 9,291 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 5.4% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 117,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,161,000 after acquiring an additional 6,071 shares during the period. Boltwood Capital Management raised its stake in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 81,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,799,000 after purchasing an additional 2,277 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its holdings in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 236.8% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 63,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,780,000 after purchasing an additional 44,563 shares during the period.

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund Company Profile

The FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in real estate equity. The fund tracks a global index of non-mortgage REITs and operating companies, selected and weighted by quality, momentum and value. GQRE was launched on Nov 6, 2013 and is managed by FlexShares.