Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) Short Interest Up 182.6% in October

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,080,000 shares, an increase of 182.6% from the September 30th total of 382,200 shares. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 465,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 465,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 57,834.6% in the 2nd quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 2,584,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $212,388,000 after purchasing an additional 2,580,000 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 1,188.8% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 2,236,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,809,000 after purchasing an additional 2,063,117 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 20.5% in the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 5,903,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $485,121,000 after purchasing an additional 1,004,450 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 349.3% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 611,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,298,000 after purchasing an additional 475,295 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,111,000.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF stock opened at $91.64 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $8.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $88.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.83. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a 52 week low of $64.21 and a 52 week high of $92.31.

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.