Hickory Point Bank & Trust Buys Shares of 23,605 Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Hickory Point Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 23,605 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,484,000. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF makes up about 1.3% of Hickory Point Bank & Trust’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Life Planning Partners Inc grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6,247.0% during the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 356,828 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,648,000 after buying an additional 351,206 shares during the last quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 13.2% during the third quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 1,903,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $135,359,000 after buying an additional 222,398 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 88.9% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 462,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,896,000 after buying an additional 217,728 shares during the last quarter. GFS Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 27,243.0% during the third quarter. GFS Advisors LLC now owns 191,401 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,609,000 after buying an additional 190,701 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 12.5% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,150,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $82,496,000 after buying an additional 127,592 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NYSEARCA:VGK opened at $70.20 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52 week low of $62.58 and a 52 week high of $72.08. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $66.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $67.60. The stock has a market cap of $25.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.59 and a beta of 0.99.

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.