Lincoln National Corp Purchases 33,649 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Lincoln National Corp boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 2.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,245,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 33,649 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF comprises 1.4% of Lincoln National Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Lincoln National Corp’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $80,326,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 66,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,881,000 after purchasing an additional 4,750 shares in the last quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 18,902 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,095,000 after buying an additional 667 shares during the last quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 204.4% during the third quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC now owns 4,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $234,000 after acquiring an additional 2,712 shares in the last quarter. River Street Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. River Street Advisors LLC now owns 49,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,890,000 after acquiring an additional 661 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 463,007 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,822,000 after purchasing an additional 2,630 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VGK traded up $0.44 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $67.77. The stock had a trading volume of 3,265,419 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,342,692. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a one year low of $55.06 and a one year high of $67.94. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $66.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Profile

Vanguard European Stock Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by Companies located in the markets of Europe. The Fund on focuses indexing investment approach by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the common stocks included in the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index.