Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Short Interest Down 44.1% in July

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 36,829 shares, a decline of 44.1% from the June 30th total of 65,916 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 514,774 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VPL. Ocean Park Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 142.1% during the second quarter. Ocean Park Asset Management LLC now owns 60,138 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,957,000 after purchasing an additional 35,298 shares in the last quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 78.1% during the second quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP now owns 82,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,589,000 after buying an additional 36,346 shares in the last quarter. Evanson Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,397,000. Addis & Hill Inc grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Addis & Hill Inc now owns 195,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,606,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $1,260,000.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VPL traded down $0.77 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $109.37. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 394,976 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,139,270. The stock has a market cap of $8.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.80. The business’s fifty day moving average is $113.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $106.56. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a 1 year low of $81.42 and a 1 year high of $121.23.

About Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

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).