Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Decreases By 63.6%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 73,800 shares, a decrease of 63.6% from the March 15th total of 202,600 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 273,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQI. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,531,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $653,990,000 after buying an additional 1,159,566 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,310,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,856,000 after acquiring an additional 54,463 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 700,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,704,000 after acquiring an additional 64,506 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 667,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,401,000 after acquiring an additional 41,137 shares during the period. Finally, Lincoln National Corp raised its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 660,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,147,000 after purchasing an additional 59,192 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VNQI opened at $41.13 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.76. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $40.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $41.58. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $37.52 and a 12-month high of $47.63.

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.