Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Drops By 40.7%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQIGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 679,971 shares, a decrease of 40.7% from the June 30th total of 1,147,352 shares. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 233,273 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,514,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,435,000 after purchasing an additional 15,406 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 505,725 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $49,141,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted 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 buying an additional 135,238 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.2% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 736,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,736,000 after buying an additional 9,075 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.4%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF stock opened at $46.56 on Friday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $43.21 and a 52 week high of $50.88. The stock has a market cap of $3.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.72. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.63.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Company Profile

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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.

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