Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Short Interest Down 42.0% in May

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 698,667 shares, a decrease of 42.0% from the May 14th total of 1,204,815 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 634,219 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC now owns 42,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,858,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 37.6% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $544,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $526,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Unconventional Investor LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Unconventional Investor LLC now owns 5,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VPL traded up $2.93 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $117.61. The stock had a trading volume of 367,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,337,579. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a twelve month low of $78.37 and a twelve month high of $118.34. The stock has a market cap of $9.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $109.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.62.

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).