Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 30,000 shares, a growth of 175.2% from the February 29th total of 10,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 247,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

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

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 146.5% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 156,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,127,000 after purchasing an additional 92,981 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 74.1% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 116,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,049,000 after acquiring an additional 49,573 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 6.6% in the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $335,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 41,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,149,000 after acquiring an additional 603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1,764.8% in the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 472,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,535,000 after acquiring an additional 446,957 shares during the last quarter.

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

NASDAQ VNQI opened at $42.06 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 0.76. The company’s fifty day moving average is $40.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.30. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $36.58 and a 52-week high of $43.70.

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.