Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Shares Sold by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 7.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,457,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 287,019 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF accounts for about 3.3% of Blue Trust Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $284,970,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $582,000. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 32.0% during the 4th quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 41,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,447,000 after buying an additional 9,984 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 282,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $23,650,000 after acquiring an additional 10,009 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 309.6% during the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 11,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $926,000 after acquiring an additional 8,374 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maseco LLP purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $730,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VGK opened at $86.95 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $87.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.22. The company has a market cap of $30.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a one year low of $74.79 and a one year high of $90.75.

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