Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 14,065 shares, a decrease of 98.9% from the February 26th total of 1,301,946 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,976,988 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,976,988 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPL stock traded down $1.30 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $97.53. The company had a trading volume of 2,832,196 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,862,062. The company has a market capitalization of $9.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a twelve month low of $64.21 and a twelve month high of $109.36. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.16.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the third quarter worth $26,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Dorato Capital Management acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 121.7% during the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 408 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 224 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).