Vectors Research Management LLC Buys 43,046 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Vectors Research Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 234.5% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 61,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 43,046 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF accounts for about 1.5% of Vectors Research Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Vectors Research Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $5,061,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VGK. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 68,393 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,638,000 after acquiring an additional 2,303 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 16.3% during the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 3,594 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 504 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 10.8% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 92,541 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,628,000 after purchasing an additional 9,041 shares during the last quarter. Gentry Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 13.4% in the first quarter. Gentry Private Wealth LLC now owns 44,842 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,696,000 after purchasing an additional 5,302 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Journey Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 2.4% in the first quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC now owns 242,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,987,000 after purchasing an additional 5,663 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VGK opened at $89.12 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $88.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $86.81. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1-year low of $74.79 and a 1-year high of $90.75. The stock has a market cap of $30.19 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84.

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