Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 563,600 shares, a growth of 2,558.5% from the December 15th total of 21,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 299,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days.

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

VNQI stock opened at $38.22 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.90 billion, a PE ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $38.01 and a one year high of $47.63. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $41.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.10.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $2.0404 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 80.4% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its position in shares of 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 worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares during the period. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 52.3% in the 4th quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 2,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 742 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC raised its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 48.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after purchasing an additional 647 shares during the period.

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.