Short Interest in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Drops By 79.1%

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 28,616 shares, a drop of 79.1% from the August 15th total of 136,651 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 302,948 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF stock traded up $2.29 during trading on Friday, hitting $118.10. The stock had a trading volume of 375,236 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,015,516. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a 1 year low of $85.96 and a 1 year high of $121.23. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $113.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.70. The company has a market capitalization of $8.75 billion, a PE ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.82.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $688,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 32,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,666,000 after purchasing an additional 622 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 679.6% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 24.8% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 62,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,170,000 after purchasing an additional 12,515 shares during the last quarter.

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).