Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw unusually-high trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 629,020 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 190% from the previous session’s volume of 217,030 shares.The stock last traded at $45.75 and had previously closed at $45.33.

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

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $44.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.72. The company has a market cap of $3.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VNQI. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $468,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4,559.5% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 5,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after acquiring an additional 5,517 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 49,348 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,002,000 after acquiring an additional 4,345 shares during the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $217,000. Finally, Aletheian Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 18.0% in the 1st quarter. Aletheian Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 42,487 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,790,000 after purchasing an additional 6,485 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.