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

Shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 360,817 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 6% from the previous session’s volume of 341,067 shares.The stock last traded at $44.87 and had previously closed at $44.66.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Down 2.0%

The firm has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.56 and a beta of 0.72. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.06.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VNQI. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 88.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 18,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $751,000 after purchasing an additional 8,928 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 68,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,759,000 after purchasing an additional 2,093 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $206,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,409,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 19.9% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 814,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,578,000 after purchasing an additional 135,238 shares in 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.