Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (NASDAQ:VNQI) Expands By 34.3%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (NASDAQ:VNQI – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 222,800 shares, an increase of 34.3% from the February 13th total of 165,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 324,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Regal Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 17,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 1,199 shares in the last quarter. Lpwm LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Lpwm LLC now owns 52,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,322,000 after purchasing an additional 2,799 shares in the last quarter. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. now owns 17,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $789,000 after purchasing an additional 1,275 shares in the last quarter. Northcape Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Northcape Wealth Management LLC now owns 54,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,424,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 17,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $789,000 after purchasing an additional 2,647 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund Stock Performance

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund stock opened at $40.22 on Friday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund has a 52-week low of $36.02 and a 52-week high of $52.95. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $42.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $41.34.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.235 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 19th. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.34%.