Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 360,817 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 6% from the previous session’s volume of 341,067 shares.The stock last traded at $44.87 and had previously closed at $44.66.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.4%

The company has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.74. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.10.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VNQI. WealthCollab LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 313.2% during the 4th quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 545 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 195.8% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 470 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 53.1% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares during 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.