Short Interest in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Rises By 99.9%

by · The Markets Daily

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL – Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 103,213 shares, an increase of 99.9% from the December 31st total of 51,620 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 894,342 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 894,342 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VPL. Mather Group LLC. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 5,988,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,329,000 after buying an additional 15,856 shares in the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 57,834.6% during the second quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 2,584,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,388,000 after purchasing an additional 2,580,000 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 1,188.8% in the second quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 2,236,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,809,000 after purchasing an additional 2,063,117 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,620,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,190,000 after purchasing an additional 7,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elm Partners Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 1,125,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,834,000 after purchasing an additional 84,555 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Trading Down 1.1%

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

About Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

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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).

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