Simplex Trading LLC Buys 47,121 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Simplex Trading LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 1,024.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 51,722 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 47,121 shares during the period. Simplex Trading LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $3,335,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 1,359 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the period. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. now owns 54,395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,507,000 after purchasing an additional 368 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Windham Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Windham Capital Management LLC now owns 75,596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,874,000 after purchasing an additional 2,176 shares during the period. Finally, ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $215,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VGK opened at $66.39 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $66.16 and a 200 day moving average of $63.08. The stock has a market cap of $19.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12 month low of $55.06 and a 12 month high of $67.78.

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.