Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 8,175 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 46.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,175 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $594,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VGK. Life Planning Partners Inc raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6,247.0% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 356,828 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,648,000 after purchasing an additional 351,206 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $19,460,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3,001.7% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 227,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,420,000 after acquiring an additional 219,875 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,784,133 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $176,709,000 after acquiring an additional 168,536 shares during the period. Finally, Madison Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $9,960,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VGK 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 $67.92. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a one year low of $62.58 and a one year high of $73.72. The firm has a market cap of $23.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.12 and a beta of 0.91.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a dividend of $0.2935 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.