Short Interest in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Drops By 42.0%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 411,200 shares, a decline of 42.0% from the January 15th total of 708,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 326,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ VNQI opened at $40.43 on Thursday. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $38.01 and a 52 week high of $47.63. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $40.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.77. The firm has a market cap of $3.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $2.0404 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VNQI. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 80.4% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the period. Compass Planning Associates Inc acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Optimum Investment Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 5,936.8% during the fourth quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 1,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,128 shares during the period.

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.