Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Declines By 82.0%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 57,492 shares, a drop of 82.0% from the July 30th total of 319,437 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 254,706 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:VNQI traded down $0.33 during trading on Friday, hitting $45.20. The stock had a trading volume of 93,195 shares, compared to its average volume of 322,756. The company has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a PE ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.72. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $45.49 and its 200 day moving average is $46.35. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $43.21 and a 12 month high of $50.88.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VNQI. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $49,141,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 61.9% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,323,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,064,000 after purchasing an additional 505,725 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 354.6% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 477,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,906,000 after purchasing an additional 372,774 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 187.1% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 524,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,050,000 after buying an additional 341,934 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 19.9% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 814,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,578,000 after buying an additional 135,238 shares during the last quarter.

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.