Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Shares Purchased by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 1.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,037,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,664 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $170,366,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,930 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,081,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 3,416 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 23,083 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,930,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,114 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 12.0% in the third quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Up 1.5%

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock opened at $87.11 on Tuesday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $74.24 and a 52-week high of $90.75. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $85.09 and a 200-day moving average of $84.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 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. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc