Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Decreases By 42.2%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 65,500 shares, a decrease of 42.2% from the October 31st total of 113,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 256,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ VNQI traded up $0.21 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $43.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 164,971 shares, compared to its average volume of 218,403. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.23 and a fifty-two week high of $47.63.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VNQI. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,372,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $721,102,000 after acquiring an additional 305,019 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4,783.4% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 149,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,035,000 after buying an additional 146,897 shares during the last quarter. Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,836,000. Nwam LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $3,427,000. Finally, Cerity Partners OCIO LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the second quarter worth $2,558,000.

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.