Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 295.9% in October

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 136,630 shares, a growth of 295.9% from the October 15th total of 34,512 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 347,690 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VPL. Navigation Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 3.4% in the third quarter. Navigation Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Portfolio Resources Advisor Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Portfolio Resources Advisor Group Inc. now owns 1,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. United Advisor Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 122.2% during the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 280 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 6,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $639,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Trading Up 2.3%

NYSEARCA VPL opened at $107.67 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $113.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $109.54. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a 12 month low of $87.16 and a 12 month high of $121.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.37 billion, a PE ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.87.

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).