Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,295,466 shares, a growth of 81.0% from the November 30th total of 715,680 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 248,827 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.2 days. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 248,827 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 30.1% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3.9% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $403,000 after acquiring an additional 317 shares in the last quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 15.5% in the third quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 2,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,000 after acquiring an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clune & Associates LTD. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. Clune & Associates LTD. now owns 22,732 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,049,000 after acquiring an additional 354 shares during the period.

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

Shares of VNQI opened at $46.11 on Monday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $37.52 and a fifty-two week high of $48.54. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.90. The company has a market capitalization of $3.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.76.

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.