Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Short Interest Update

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) saw a large decline in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 698,667 shares, a decline of 42.0% from the May 14th total of 1,204,815 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 634,219 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dorato Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 121.7% in the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 408 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 37.6% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 443 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 4th quarter worth $40,000.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Performance

VPL opened at $114.68 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.37 and a fifty-two week high of $118.34. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $109.36 and its 200 day moving average is $101.34. The stock has a market cap of $8.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.80.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Company Profile

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF, formerly Vanguard MSCI Pacific ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund. The Fund seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI Pacific Index that consists of common stocks of companies located in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the common stocks included in the MSCI Pacific Index (the Index).