Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Short Interest Up 2,558.5% in January

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 563,600 shares, an increase of 2,558.5% from the December 31st total of 21,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 299,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQI. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 worth $27,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 135.4% during the 3rd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 612 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 48.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,000 after acquiring an additional 647 shares during the last quarter.

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

VNQI stock traded down $0.25 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $39.75. 58,647 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 334,080. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $38.01 and a 1-year high of $47.63. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.96. The firm has a market cap of $3.02 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 declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $2.0404 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a yield of 5.2%.

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.