Short Interest in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Increases By 420.0%

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 191,503 shares, an increase of 420.0% from the July 15th total of 36,829 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 401,336 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. OLD Mission Capital LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 1,040.2% in the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 915,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,724,000 after purchasing an additional 834,825 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $66,519,000. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 52.2% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 930,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,450,000 after buying an additional 318,928 shares during the period. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,390,000. Finally, Silphium Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $16,145,000.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Performance

VPL traded up $0.84 on Thursday, reaching $116.48. The company had a trading volume of 209,376 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,092,473. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.02 and a fifty-two week high of $121.23. The stock has a market cap of $8.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s fifty day moving average is $112.72 and its 200 day moving average is $107.62.

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).