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

Shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:VNQI) saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 284,953 shares were traded during 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 Stock Up 0.5 %

The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $43.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $43.24. The firm has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.76.

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

The firm also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be given a dividend of $2.0404 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 5.2%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VNQI. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,372,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $721,102,000 after purchasing an additional 305,019 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,254,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,890,000 after acquiring an additional 25,546 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the 2nd 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. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 583,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,681,000 after purchasing an additional 6,713 shares in the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4.5% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 498,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,396,000 after purchasing an additional 21,493 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF Company Profile

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.