Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Shares Sold by Smithfield Trust Co

Smithfield Trust Co trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 774,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 13,059 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF makes up 2.9% of Smithfield Trust Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Smithfield Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $64,793,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 39,916,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,185,344,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243,862 shares in the last quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 9,136,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $763,886,000 after purchasing an additional 300,845 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 8,695,326 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $727,016,000 after purchasing an additional 214,473 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 6,294,468 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $526,658,000 after purchasing an additional 40,667 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,379,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $366,192,000 after purchasing an additional 349,648 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

VGK stock opened at $88.46 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $85.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.98. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a fifty-two week low of $74.24 and a fifty-two week high of $90.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Company 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. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc