Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Rises By 2,558.5%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 563,600 shares, a growth of 2,558.5% from the December 15th total of 21,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 299,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days.

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 company. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 80.4% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 572 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 135.4% during the 3rd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 612 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares during the period. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 52.3% during the fourth quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 2,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after buying an additional 742 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 48.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,000 after buying an additional 647 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of VNQI stock opened at $38.22 on Tuesday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $38.01 and a 12 month high of $47.63. The company has a market cap of $2.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $41.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $43.10.

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

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

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.