Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Stock Position Lifted by Stairway Partners LLC

Stairway Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 4.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,080,518 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 44,934 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF comprises about 4.5% of Stairway Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Stairway Partners LLC owned approximately 0.32% of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF worth $95,669,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 11.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 44,594,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,728,505,000 after acquiring an additional 4,677,424 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 43.3% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,109,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $240,970,000 after purchasing an additional 939,927 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 17,392.2% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 864,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,301,000 after purchasing an additional 860,044 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 66.8% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,851,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $143,471,000 after purchasing an additional 741,459 shares during the period. Finally, Trustees of Dartmouth College bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $48,649,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock opened at $90.93 on Tuesday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $75.86 and a 52-week high of $91.07. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $88.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $87.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84.

About Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

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