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 February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 586,000 shares, a growth of 42.5% from the January 31st total of 411,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 326,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days.

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

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQI. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 80.4% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Compass Planning Associates Inc bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Optimum Investment Advisors raised its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 5,936.8% in the 4th quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 1,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,128 shares during the period.

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

Shares of NASDAQ:VNQI opened at $40.47 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $39.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.65. The company has a market capitalization of $3.07 billion, a PE ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.76. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $38.01 and a 52 week high of $47.63.

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

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $2.0404 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.