Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Drops By 29.1%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 30,700 shares, a drop of 29.1% from the March 31st total of 43,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 205,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares during the last quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 19,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $822,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. now owns 27,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,160,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 14,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $631,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Modera Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $809,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

VNQI stock opened at $40.57 on Friday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $36.58 and a 52-week high of $43.70. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.95 and a beta of 0.76.

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.