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

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 103,213 shares, an increase of 99.9% from the December 31st total of 51,620 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 894,342 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 894,342 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VPL opened at $98.81 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a 1 year low of $64.21 and a 1 year high of $100.34. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $92.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $89.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.77.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VPL. Mather Group LLC. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 5,988,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,329,000 after purchasing an additional 15,856 shares in the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 57,834.6% during the 2nd quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 2,584,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $212,388,000 after purchasing an additional 2,580,000 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 1,188.8% during the second quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 2,236,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,809,000 after buying an additional 2,063,117 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,620,706 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,190,000 after buying an additional 7,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elm Partners Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 8.1% in the third quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 1,125,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,834,000 after buying an additional 84,555 shares during the last quarter.

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).