Lazard Asset Management LLC Has $12.64 Million Position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Lazard Asset Management LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 9.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 153,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 15,836 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $12,640,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 44,594,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,728,505,000 after acquiring an additional 4,677,424 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings 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. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 17,392.2% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 864,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,301,000 after purchasing an additional 860,044 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 66.8% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,851,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $143,471,000 after purchasing an additional 741,459 shares during the period. Finally, Trustees of Dartmouth College bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $48,649,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA VGK opened at $88.86 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a one year low of $74.79 and a one year high of $90.75. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $88.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $87.11.

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