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

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 360,817 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 6% from the previous session’s volume of 341,067 shares.The stock last traded at $44.87 and had previously closed at $44.66.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.4%

The company has a market cap of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.74. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.10.

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

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 389,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,605,000 after acquiring an additional 15,500 shares in the last quarter. Algorithmic Investment Models LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at $544,000. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 14.3% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 121,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,795,000 after acquiring an additional 15,148 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 95.7% in the fourth quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 33,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,555,000 after acquiring an additional 16,588 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Payne Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 12.4% in the third quarter. Payne Capital Management LLC now owns 209,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,993,000 after acquiring an additional 23,163 shares in 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.