Short Interest in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Increases By 51.2%

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 1,301,946 shares, a growth of 51.2% from the February 12th total of 860,796 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,692,239 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,692,239 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its holdings 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 in the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 1,040.2% during the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 915,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,724,000 after buying an additional 834,825 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $66,519,000. Strategic Investment Advisors MI bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,031,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 52.2% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 930,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,450,000 after buying an additional 318,928 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA VPL opened at $97.12 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a 12-month low of $64.21 and a 12-month high of $109.36. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.54. The company has a market cap of $8.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.77.

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).