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

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) saw a significant decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 242,174 shares, a decrease of 65.3% from the May 31st total of 698,667 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 543,433 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VPL. OLD Mission Capital LLC lifted 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 acquiring an additional 834,825 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $66,519,000. Strategic Investment Advisors MI bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,031,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 318,928 shares during the period. Finally, Henson Edgewater Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $17,399,000.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPL traded up $0.74 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $115.66. 342,331 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,262,832. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $112.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $103.45. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a one year low of $80.29 and a one year high of $121.23. The company has a market cap of $8.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.80.

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).