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

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 127,700 shares, a drop of 56.0% from the June 30th total of 290,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 179,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ VNQI traded up $0.41 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $42.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 106,577 shares, compared to its average volume of 202,861. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $36.58 and a fifty-two week high of $43.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 15.3% in the fourth quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 19,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $822,000 after buying an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. now owns 27,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,160,000 after buying an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 14,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $631,000 after buying an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Efficient Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC now owns 9,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,000 after buying an additional 355 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.