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

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $98.03 and last traded at $97.46, with a volume of 819396 shares. The stock had previously closed at $97.25.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $9.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $92.10 and its 200 day moving average is $89.02.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 174.3% during the fourth quarter. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 9,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $888,000 after acquiring an additional 6,239 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 300.9% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 12,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,172,000 after purchasing an additional 9,733 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 356,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,202,000 after purchasing an additional 20,666 shares during the period. HBW Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $191,000. Finally, Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 116.3% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 7,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $692,000 after buying an additional 4,114 shares during the period.

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).