Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Increases By 312.7%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 237,257 shares, an increase of 312.7% from the August 15th total of 57,492 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 257,359 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jane Street Group LLC purchased 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 boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 61.9% in 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 period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 354.6% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 477,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,906,000 after purchasing an additional 372,774 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 19.9% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 814,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,578,000 after purchasing an additional 135,238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amicus Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,090,000.

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

Shares of NASDAQ:VNQI opened at $44.08 on Friday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $43.21 and a 1 year high of $50.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion, a PE ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.71. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $45.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.95.

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.