Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 284,953 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 25% from the previous session’s volume of 228,818 shares.The stock last traded at $39.59 and had previously closed at $39.41.

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

The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $42.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $43.23. The company has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76.

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

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

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

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VNQI. Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 143.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 23,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,102,000 after buying an additional 13,836 shares during the period. Lam Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 58,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,729,000 after acquiring an additional 5,675 shares in the last quarter. Marotta Asset Management raised its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Marotta Asset Management now owns 94,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,421,000 after acquiring an additional 1,071 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 723,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,360,000 after purchasing an additional 15,330 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4,783.4% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 149,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,035,000 after purchasing an additional 146,897 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.