Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Here’s Why

Shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 380,127 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 25% from the previous session’s volume of 304,196 shares.The stock last traded at $39.71 and had previously closed at $39.61.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

The stock has a market capitalization of $3.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $40.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.99.

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

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

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VNQI. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,372,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $721,102,000 after purchasing an additional 305,019 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4,783.4% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 149,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,035,000 after acquiring an additional 146,897 shares in the last quarter. Nwam LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,427,000. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4.3% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2,549.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 49,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,069,000 after purchasing an additional 47,698 shares during the last quarter.

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.