Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Short Interest Down 44.1% in July

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in 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 volume of 514,774 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Elm Partners Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 1,207,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,188,000 after acquiring an additional 82,677 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,063,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,116,000 after purchasing an additional 15,126 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $76,450,000 after purchasing an additional 318,928 shares in the last quarter. GenTrust LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. GenTrust LLC now owns 924,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,588,000 after purchasing an additional 32,694 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 1,040.2% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPL traded down $1.53 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $105.00. The company had a trading volume of 424,261 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,147,757. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $113.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.38. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a 52 week low of $81.42 and a 52 week high of $121.23. The company has a market capitalization of $7.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.80.

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).