Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (NASDAQ:VNQI – Get Rating) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,210,000 shares, an increase of 121.4% from the March 15th total of 546,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 369,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.3 days.
Shares of NASDAQ VNQI opened at $51.32 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $51.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $54.17. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares has a 52-week low of $48.82 and a 52-week high of $60.88.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VNQI. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group…