Short Interest in Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VGSR) Rises By 166.5%

Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VGSR) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 260,787 shares, an increase of 166.5% from the May 14th total of 97,858 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 80,549 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSR traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $11.54. The company had a trading volume of 81,517 shares, compared to its average volume of 77,691. Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $9.96 and a twelve month high of $12.26. The stock has a market cap of $521.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.34 and a beta of 0.74. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.82.

Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th were issued a $0.0933 dividend. This is a boost from Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF’s previous dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 26th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC now owns 259,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,682,000 after purchasing an additional 3,813 shares during the last quarter. Betterment LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 113,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,183,000 after purchasing an additional 4,800 shares during the last quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its holdings in shares of Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 523,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,443,000 after purchasing an additional 13,551 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Abacus Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Abacus Wealth Partners LLC now owns 12,412,287 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,099,000 after purchasing an additional 171,537 shares during the last quarter.

About Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF

The Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF (VGSR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Global REIT index. The fund is an actively managed portfolio of sustainable real estate companies around the world that exhibit positive ESG characteristics. Portfolio holdings are weighted by modified market capitalization. VGSR was launched on Oct 31, 2017 and is issued by Vert.