Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 586,000 shares, an increase of 42.5% from the January 31st total of 411,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 326,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days.

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

NASDAQ VNQI traded up $0.35 on Monday, reaching $40.67. The company had a trading volume of 116,889 shares, compared to its average volume of 286,912. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $39.90 and its 200-day moving average is $42.65. The stock has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.76. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $38.01 and a 52 week high of $47.63.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $2.0404 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 5.2%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VNQI. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,531,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $653,990,000 after purchasing an additional 1,159,566 shares during the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc boosted its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3,415.4% during the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 626,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,777,000 after purchasing an additional 608,491 shares during the last quarter. Forefront Analytics LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 275.4% during the fourth quarter. Forefront Analytics LLC now owns 198,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,861,000 after purchasing an additional 145,780 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,118,000. Finally, Nwam LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $3,427,000.

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.