WestEnd Advisors LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF $VPL

WestEnd Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,783,116 shares of the company’s stock after selling 53,942 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF comprises approximately 3.8% of WestEnd Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. WestEnd Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF were worth $161,196,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Dorato Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 37.6% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 443 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Lummis Asset Management LP bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, First Pacific Financial bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $70,000.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF stock opened at $107.37 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $102.24 and its 200-day moving average is $95.70. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a 1 year low of $71.84 and a 1 year high of $109.36. The company has a market cap of $8.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Company Profile

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).