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

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 202,600 shares, a decrease of 66.6% from the February 28th total of 606,900 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 299,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,531,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $653,990,000 after purchasing an additional 1,159,566 shares during the period. Life Planning Partners Inc grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3,415.4% in the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 626,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,777,000 after buying an additional 608,491 shares during the period. Forefront Analytics LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 275.4% in the 4th quarter. Forefront Analytics LLC now owns 198,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,861,000 after buying an additional 145,780 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,118,000. Finally, Comprehensive Money Management Services LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,831,000.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of VNQI opened at $40.81 on Thursday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $38.01 and a 52-week high of $47.63. The stock has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a PE ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.76. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $40.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.22.

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.