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 in 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 daily trading volume, of 326,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in 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 in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 31,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,464,000 after buying an additional 1,338 shares during the last quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 47,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,149,000 after buying an additional 856 shares during the last quarter. Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $220,000. Finally, Montecito Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $204,000.

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

VNQI traded up $0.35 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $40.67. 116,889 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 286,912. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $39.90 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.65. The company has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09 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.

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

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

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.