Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF $VPL Shares Acquired by WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc.

WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) by 72.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 119,165 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 50,223 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF accounts for about 3.2% of WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position. WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF were worth $10,773,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPL. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $688,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 32,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,666,000 after buying an additional 622 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 679.6% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,000 after buying an additional 1,033 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Stock Up 5.4%

NYSEARCA:VPL opened at $104.92 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $101.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.85. The company has a market capitalization of $8.59 billion, a PE ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a 52-week low of $64.91 and a 52-week high of $109.36.

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).