Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VGSR) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VGSR) saw a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 68,284 shares, a growth of 91.7% from the September 15th total of 35,616 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 97,318 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VGSR. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its position in shares of Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 540,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,579,000 after acquiring an additional 16,747 shares in the last quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC boosted its holdings in Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC now owns 259,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,682,000 after purchasing an additional 3,813 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Red Lighthouse Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Red Lighthouse Investment Management LLC now owns 231,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,635,000 after purchasing an additional 1,387 shares in the last quarter.

Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSR traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $10.67. The stock had a trading volume of 22,628 shares, compared to its average volume of 97,307. Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $9.96 and a 1 year high of $12.26. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $11.08 and its 200-day moving average is $11.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $480.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.34 and a beta of 0.71.

Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 24th were issued a $0.0601 dividend. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 24th.

Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF Company Profile

The Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF (VGSR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Global REIT index. The fund is an actively managed portfolio of sustainable real estate companies around the world that exhibit positive ESG characteristics. Portfolio holdings are weighted by modified market capitalization. VGSR was launched on Oct 31, 2017 and is issued by Vert.