Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Short Interest Down 82.0% in August

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 57,492 shares, a decrease of 82.0% from the July 30th total of 319,437 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 254,706 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 88.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 18,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $751,000 after purchasing an additional 8,928 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3.2% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 68,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,759,000 after purchasing an additional 2,093 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the first quarter valued at $206,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $1,409,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 19.9% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 814,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,578,000 after buying an additional 135,238 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of NASDAQ VNQI opened at $45.88 on Wednesday. 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 fifty day moving average price of $45.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.39. The stock has a market cap of $3.50 billion, a PE ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.72.

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.