Avantax Advisory Services Inc. Sells 141 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL)

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:VPL) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 7,649 shares of the company’s stock after selling 141 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF were worth $543,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 133.1% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 809 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 462 shares during the last quarter. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $302,000. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 986,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,078,000 after buying an additional 36,260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $40,017,000.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VPL opened at $74.65 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.02 and a beta of 0.78. Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF has a one year low of $67.57 and a one year high of $79.75. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.31.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be given a dividend of $0.4178 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 21st. This is a boost from Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.