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

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

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

Shares of VNQI opened at $39.11 on Wednesday. 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 company has a 50-day moving average of $41.45 and a 200 day moving average of $43.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a price-to-earnings 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $2.0404 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 5.2%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position 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 worth $27,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC now owns 21,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 135.4% in the 3rd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 612 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 352 shares during the last quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 27,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,087,000 after buying an additional 416 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Washington Trust Bank grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Washington Trust Bank now owns 5,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after buying an additional 450 shares during the last quarter.

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.