590,190 Shares in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Acquired by Trustees of Dartmouth College

Trustees of Dartmouth College bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 590,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $48,649,000. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF makes up approximately 19.3% of Trustees of Dartmouth College’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VGK. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 32.0% in the fourth quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 41,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,447,000 after purchasing an additional 9,984 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 309.6% during the 4th quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 11,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $926,000 after buying an additional 8,374 shares in the last quarter. BHK Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. BHK Investment Advisors LLC now owns 65,404 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,468,000 after buying an additional 5,844 shares in the last quarter. Maseco LLP bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $730,000. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,519,945 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $294,303,000 after buying an additional 14,157 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 1.4%

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock opened at $87.83 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $87.01. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1-year low of $74.79 and a 1-year high of $90.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84.

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