Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Short Interest Up 99.9% in January

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 103,213 shares, a growth of 99.9% from the December 31st total of 51,620 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 894,342 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average trading volume of 894,342 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF stock traded down $1.14 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $98.81. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,162,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 854,395. The stock has a market cap of $9.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a one year low of $64.21 and a one year high of $100.34. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $92.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.42.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VPL. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 8,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 880 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,079,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Equity Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $332,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 70.5% during the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,334,000 after buying an additional 6,103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockingstone Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Rockingstone Advisors LLC now owns 17,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,584,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405 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).