Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Short Interest Up 20.2% in October

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 283,900 shares, a growth of 20.2% from the September 30th total of 236,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 255,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VNQI. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 80.4% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 572 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC now owns 21,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 22,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $918,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares in the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 135.4% during the 3rd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 352 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FC Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. FC Advisory LLC now owns 13,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $645,000 after acquiring an additional 452 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VNQI opened at $43.84 on Wednesday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $36.88 and a 1-year high of $47.63. The stock has a market cap of $3.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $45.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.91.

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.