Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Shares Sold by Alliancebernstein L.P.

Alliancebernstein L.P. reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 71.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 790,172 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,022,352 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned about 0.27% of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF worth $50,152,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 64.8% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 5,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $391,000 after acquiring an additional 2,161 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 26.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 50,775 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,610,000 after purchasing an additional 10,498 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 13,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $950,000 after buying an additional 1,002 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 9.2% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 14,607 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,039,000 after acquiring an additional 1,229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 12.1% in the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $129,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 6.6 %

VGK stock opened at $65.02 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.94. The company has a market capitalization of $23.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.12 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a twelve month low of $62.58 and a twelve month high of $73.72.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a dividend of $0.2935 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Company 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.