Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Increases By 312.7%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 237,257 shares, a growth of 312.7% from the August 15th total of 57,492 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 257,359 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VNQI opened at $44.08 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $45.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.95. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $43.21 and a 1-year high of $50.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.71.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $160,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 54,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,461,000 after buying an additional 1,891 shares during the last quarter. Powerhouse Assets LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 6.6% during the second quarter. Powerhouse Assets LLC now owns 11,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $518,000 after acquiring an additional 720 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the second quarter worth about $510,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 86.0% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 3,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,794 shares in the last quarter.

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

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.