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

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 750,700 shares, a decline of 50.0% from the May 15th total of 1,500,000 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 973,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 85.7% during the 1st quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 403 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 55.4% in the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 465.4% in the first quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 484 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF stock traded down $0.54 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $79.90. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 211,009 shares, compared to its average volume of 621,849. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $76.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $74.06. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a fifty-two week low of $64.21 and a fifty-two week high of $81.02. The firm has a market cap of $12.54 billion, a PE ratio of 14.00 and a beta of 0.76.

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.