Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Grows By 74.6%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 236,200 shares, a growth of 74.6% from the September 15th total of 135,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 242,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VNQI. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 80.4% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 6,292,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,012,000 after purchasing an additional 2,805,500 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2,695.8% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,271,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,602,000 after buying an additional 1,226,496 shares during the last quarter. Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $3,836,000. Cerity Partners OCIO LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,558,000. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2,549.3% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 49,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,069,000 after purchasing an additional 47,698 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of VNQI stock traded up $0.25 during trading on Friday, hitting $45.62. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 90,543 shares, compared to its average volume of 215,658. The company has a market cap of $3.56 billion, a PE ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a fifty day moving average of $44.77 and a 200-day moving average of $42.67. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $36.58 and a 52 week high of $47.63.

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.