Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Short Interest Down 42.0% in May

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 698,667 shares, a decrease of 42.0% from the May 14th total of 1,204,815 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 634,219 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VPL. Dorato Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 37.6% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 443 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 4th quarter worth $40,000.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of VPL stock traded down $0.47 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $117.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 580,350 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,330,936. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $110.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $101.80. The company has a market capitalization of $8.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.37 and a fifty-two week high of $118.72.

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).