Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Reaches New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $115.27 and last traded at $115.27, with a volume of 34539 shares. The stock had previously closed at $111.91.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Price Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $105.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $99.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.79.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Dorato Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 121.7% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 408 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 37.6% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 443 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $40,000.

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. 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).