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

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw a significant increase in short interest in 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. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 257,359 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

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

NASDAQ:VNQI opened at $44.08 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.95. 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 company has a market cap of $3.37 billion, a PE ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.71.

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

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 313.2% during the fourth quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 719 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 545 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 195.8% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 470 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 53.1% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $44,000.

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.