FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEARCA:GQRE) Short Interest Update

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEARCA:GQRE) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 861 shares, a decrease of 96.0% from the June 30th total of 21,273 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 7,828 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA GQRE traded up $1.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $66.47. 6,099 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,199. The company’s 50-day moving average is $64.42 and its 200-day moving average is $63.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $432.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.15 and a beta of 0.91. FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund has a 52-week low of $58.11 and a 52-week high of $67.49.

Institutional Trading of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GQRE. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 247.3% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 27,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,612,000 after buying an additional 19,804 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 2,550.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 29,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,819,000 after acquiring an additional 28,718 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 104.3% in the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 21,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,311,000 after acquiring an additional 10,983 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 15.8% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 24,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,507,000 after acquiring an additional 3,378 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tcfg Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $713,000.

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund Company Profile

The FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in real estate equity. The fund tracks a global index of non-mortgage REITs and operating companies, selected and weighted by quality, momentum and value. GQRE was launched on Nov 6, 2013 and is managed by FlexShares.