FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEARCA:GQRE) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEARCA:GQRE) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,182 shares, an increase of 181.2% from the December 15th total of 776 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,996 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,996 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Trading of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its position in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 4.7% during the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 206,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,616,000 after purchasing an additional 9,291 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 117,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,161,000 after buying an additional 6,071 shares during the last quarter. Boltwood Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 81,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,799,000 after buying an additional 2,277 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its stake in shares of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 236.8% in the second quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 63,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,780,000 after buying an additional 44,563 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Advisors grew its holdings in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund by 1.0% during the third quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 45,281 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,760,000 after acquiring an additional 427 shares during the period.

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of GQRE traded up $0.41 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $61.05. 31,245 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,014. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $59.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $60.08. FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund has a 12-month low of $51.25 and a 12-month high of $62.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $354.09 million, a P/E ratio of 21.15 and a beta of 0.96.

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund Company Profile

The FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in real estate equity. The fund tracks a global index of non-mortgage REITs and operating companies, selected and weighted by quality, momentum and value. GQRE was launched on Nov 6, 2013 and is managed by FlexShares.