Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Has $21.05 Million Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 45.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 251,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 79,200 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned about 0.07% of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF worth $21,053,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VGK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 39,916,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,185,344,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243,862 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 43.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,109,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $240,970,000 after purchasing an additional 939,927 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 66.8% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,851,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $143,471,000 after purchasing an additional 741,459 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 155.2% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 867,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,245,000 after purchasing an additional 527,738 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BFI Infinity Ltd. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 205.0% during the 4th quarter. BFI Infinity Ltd. now owns 230,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,277,000 after purchasing an additional 450,046 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VGK opened at $88.52 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $86.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.29. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12-month low of $74.24 and a 12-month high of $90.75. The firm has a market cap of $31.32 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85.

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. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc