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

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,476,901 shares, an increase of 5,061.1% from the August 31st total of 28,616 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 540,903 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 2.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VPL opened at $115.34 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.96 and a fifty-two week high of $121.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.58 billion, a PE ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $113.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $110.45.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 104,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,488,000 after buying an additional 10,461 shares during the last quarter. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd now owns 113,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,275,000 after acquiring an additional 7,213 shares during the period. Cibc World Market Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $9,254,000. Elm Partners Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 7.3% during the fourth quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 1,207,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,188,000 after purchasing an additional 82,677 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 744.0% in the first quarter. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 82,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,099,000 after purchasing an additional 73,049 shares during the period.

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).