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

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 679,971 shares, a decline of 40.7% from the June 30th total of 1,147,352 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 233,273 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days.

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

Shares of VNQI stock opened at $46.04 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 $3.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.72. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $45.29 and a 200-day moving average of $46.62.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQI. Apeiron RIA LLC raised its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4.8% in the first quarter. Apeiron RIA LLC now owns 4,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 6,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 26,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,234,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 5,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the period. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 3,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the period.

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.