Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Short Interest Down 19.7% in December

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) saw a large decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 161,754 shares, a decrease of 19.7% from the November 30th total of 201,341 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 502,912 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 502,912 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VPL. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 57,834.6% during the 2nd quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 2,584,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,388,000 after buying an additional 2,580,000 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 1,188.8% during 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 acquiring an additional 2,063,117 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 20.5% in the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 5,903,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $485,121,000 after acquiring an additional 1,004,450 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 349.3% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 611,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,298,000 after acquiring an additional 475,295 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Advisors MI bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $37,031,000.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF stock opened at $90.40 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a 12 month low of $64.21 and a 12 month high of $92.88. The stock has a market cap of $8.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $87.24.

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).