Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF $VPL Shares Sold by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada decreased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) by 30.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 276,492 shares of the company’s stock after selling 119,344 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada owned approximately 0.36% of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF worth $27,022,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Rathbones Group PLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 187,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,953,000 after acquiring an additional 14,199 shares during the period. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $445,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 356,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,202,000 after purchasing an additional 20,666 shares during the period. Silphium Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the fourth quarter worth $16,145,000. Finally, WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 72.8% during the fourth quarter. WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 119,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,773,000 after purchasing an additional 50,223 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of VPL stock opened at $112.91 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.36 billion, a PE ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.81. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $113.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $106.89. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a twelve month low of $83.08 and a twelve month high of $121.23.

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).