Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Short Interest Down 56.0% in July

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 127,700 shares, a decline of 56.0% from the June 30th total of 290,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 179,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Washington Trust Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Washington Trust Bank now owns 16,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $691,000 after buying an additional 450 shares during the period. Dopkins Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 12.0% during the fourth quarter. Dopkins Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $778,000 after buying an additional 1,951 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 127.6% during the fourth quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 11,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $498,000 after buying an additional 6,558 shares during the period. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $5,472,000. Finally, Lincoln National Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 594,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,339,000 after purchasing an additional 18,968 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

VNQI stock traded up $0.37 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $42.13. The company had a trading volume of 15,418 shares, compared to its average volume of 202,224. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $41.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.19. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $36.58 and a fifty-two week high of $43.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a PE ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76.

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.