Short Interest in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Declines By 44.1%

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 36,829 shares, a drop of 44.1% from the June 30th total of 65,916 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 514,774 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC now owns 42,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,858,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $544,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Unconventional Investor LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Unconventional Investor LLC now owns 5,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 11,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,005,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Trading Down 1.4%

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF stock traded down $1.53 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $105.00. 424,261 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,147,757. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $113.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.38. The company has a market cap of $7.78 billion, a PE ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a one year low of $81.42 and a one year high of $121.23.

About Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

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).