Vanguard FTSE Pacific Index Fund ETF Shares (VPL)Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
109.17 USD
-1.10
(-0.998%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:59 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook remains solid, driven by a robust nine-year price trajectory that is up 42% with no recent consecutive declines, indicating the market has consistently rewarded this exposure to Pacific markets. However, the short-term picture is clouded by heavy speculative hedging; the options chain reveals a dense wall of put open interest at strikes well below the current price, signaling that traders are bracing for a significant correction or volatility spike in late 2026. While the underlying business quality and multi-year momentum support a buy-and-hold thesis, the immediate path forward faces headwinds from this defensive positioning, making it a hold rather than a high-conviction entry right now. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.066902 |
| AutoETS | 0.074222 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.074282 |
| MSTL | 0.077866 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 1.72 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 4.27 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 13.27 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection in December 2026 and March 2027, with massive open interest walls at strikes significantly below the current price (e.g., 110, 105, 114). This creates a 'pin risk' zone where the market expects volatility or a drop. Conversely, near-term expirations (October/November 2026) show overwhelming open interest in out-of-the-money calls, suggesting a bullish bias for the immediate next month despite the defensive positioning further out.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.71% | 2.71% | 3.04% | 3.04% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | 2.419 | 2.709453 |
| 2025-09-19 | 0.606 | 0.686841 |
| 2025-06-20 | 0.184 | 0.232911 |
| 2025-03-21 | 0.418 | 0.559946 |
| 2024-12-20 | 1.238 | 1.752796 |
| 2024-09-20 | 0.507 | 0.656481 |
| 2024-06-21 | 0.204 | 0.279874 |
| 2024-03-15 | 0.287 | 0.385080 |
| 2023-12-18 | 1.300 | 1.869159 |
| 2023-09-18 | 0.278 | 0.398110 |
| 2023-06-20 | 0.521 | 0.737229 |
| 2023-03-20 | 0.146 | 0.223207 |
| 2022-12-19 | 1.026 | 1.601374 |
| 2022-09-19 | 0.149 | 0.240517 |
| 2022-06-21 | 0.545 | 0.861796 |
| 2022-03-21 | 0.052 | 0.070100 |
| 2021-12-20 | 1.471 | 1.911879 |
| 2021-09-20 | 0.363 | 0.439947 |
| 2021-06-21 | 0.495 | 0.599201 |
| 2021-03-22 | 0.157 | 0.189088 |
| 2020-12-21 | 0.882 | 1.140714 |
| 2020-09-21 | 0.314 | 0.463948 |
| 2020-06-22 | 0.231 | 0.355658 |
| 2020-03-23 | 0.012 | 0.024717 |
| 2019-12-23 | 1.069 | 1.535699 |
| 2019-09-24 | 0.262 | 0.394519 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.523 | 0.814135 |
| 2019-03-25 | 0.126 | 0.192778 |
| 2018-12-24 | 0.974 | 1.659002 |
| 2018-09-26 | 0.245 | 0.343570 |
| 2018-06-22 | 0.524 | 0.739173 |
| 2018-03-26 | 0.114 | 0.158796 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.961 | 1.335835 |
| 2017-09-20 | 0.290 | 0.424163 |
| 2017-06-21 | 0.492 | 0.750687 |
| 2017-03-22 | 0.127 | 0.201715 |
| 2016-12-20 | 0.753 | 1.279742 |
| 2016-09-13 | 0.213 | 0.366799 |
| 2016-06-14 | 0.457 | 0.839302 |
| 2016-03-15 | 0.117 | 0.214916 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.623 | 1.110715 |
| 2015-09-25 | 0.193 | 0.356945 |
| 2015-06-26 | 0.450 | 0.724404 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.111 | 0.177828 |
| 2014-12-22 | 0.629 | 1.094294 |
| 2014-09-24 | 0.313 | 0.516076 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.472 | 0.762767 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.115 | 0.199896 |
| 2013-12-20 | 0.787 | 1.317155 |
| 2013-09-23 | 0.199 | 0.325589 |
| 2013-06-24 | 0.410 | 0.761940 |
| 2013-03-22 | 0.133 | 0.230024 |
| 2012-12-20 | 0.965 | 1.808471 |
| 2012-09-24 | 0.759 | 1.487069 |
| 2011-12-21 | 1.585 | 3.359474 |
| 2010-12-22 | 2.243 | 3.991103 |
| 2009-12-24 | 1.421 | 2.749613 |
| 2008-12-24 | 0.823 | 2.005361 |
| 2007-12-24 | 1.669 | 2.468205 |
| 2006-12-22 | 1.473 | 2.236562 |
| 2005-12-27 | 0.930 | 1.551552 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 121.23 |
| All Time Low | 31.8 |
| Ask | 114.0 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 303,780 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 367,517 |
| Average Volume | 367,517 |
| Average Volume10Days | 303,780 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.12 |
| Bid | 108.0 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Book Value | 71.188 |
| Category | Focused Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 110.8291 |
| Day Low | 108.865 |
| Display Name | FTSE Pacific Idx Fd ETF Shares |
| Dividend Yield | 2.08 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 8.227142 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 115.4966 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -6.326599 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.054777365 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 19.599033 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 121.23 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.060005 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.09948037 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 87.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 22.009995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.25252402 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 87.16 - 121.23 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,110,465,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.096060604 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -1.0849991 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.9839923 |
| Fullday Price | 109.17 |
| Fund Family | Vanguard |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,109,894,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Target Index, a market-capitalization weighted index that is made up of common stocks of companies located in European countries. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the Target Index. |
| Long Name | Vanguard FTSE Pacific Index Fund ETF Shares |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_22939801 |
| Nav Price | 110.2 |
| Net Assets | 13,478,658,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.07 |
| Open | 110.88 |
| Previous Close | 110.27 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5335449 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.1 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.99755 |
| Regular Market Day High | 110.8291 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 108.865 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 108.865 - 110.8291 |
| Regular Market Open | 110.88 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 110.27 |
| Regular Market Price | 109.17 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 440,303 |
| Shares Outstanding | 18,395,600 |
| Short Name | Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VPL |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.22271799 |
| Total Assets | 13,478,658,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.282 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0025573594 |
| Trailing P E | 13.269492 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.04311 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.04311 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 108.4177 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.75229645 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.006938871 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 440,303 |
| Yield | 0.0208 |
| Ytd Return | 28.0543 |