Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Shares Sold by Smithfield Trust Co

Smithfield Trust Co cut its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 774,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 13,059 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF comprises approximately 2.9% of Smithfield Trust Co’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Smithfield Trust Co owned approximately 0.22% of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF worth $64,793,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VGK. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 8,574 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $544,000 after buying an additional 961 shares in the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $754,000. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 408.2% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 70,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,970,000 after buying an additional 56,862 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 10.1% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 8,422 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $653,000 after buying an additional 775 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $287,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VGK opened at $88.46 on Tuesday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1 year low of $74.24 and a 1 year high of $90.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $85.46 and a 200-day moving average of $84.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85.

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