Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (NASDAQ:VNQI) Decreases By 32.5%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (NASDAQ:VNQI – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 606,800 shares, a drop of 32.5% from the April 15th total of 898,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 253,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VNQI. Atria Investments Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund by 4.9% during the first quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 32,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,316,000 after purchasing an additional 1,509 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund in the 1st quarter valued at about $722,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund during the 1st quarter worth approximately $266,000. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. now owns 27,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,119,000 after buying an additional 3,038 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BIP Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund during the 1st quarter worth approximately $394,000.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund Stock Up 0.3 %

NASDAQ:VNQI opened at $41.76 on Thursday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund has a 12-month low of $36.02 and a 12-month high of $48.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 0.76. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.71.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund Company Profile

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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.