23,042 Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Shares Sold by GoalVest Advisory LLC

GoalVest Advisory LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 44.1% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 29,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 23,042 shares during the quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $2,535,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VGK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 11.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 44,594,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,728,505,000 after purchasing an additional 4,677,424 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,564,266 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $293,802,000 after purchasing an additional 241,477 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,095,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $90,298,000 after buying an additional 8,048 shares during the period. Stairway Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Stairway Partners LLC now owns 1,080,518 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $95,669,000 after buying an additional 44,934 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 17,392.2% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 864,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,301,000 after buying an additional 860,044 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Up 0.9%

VGK stock traded up $0.76 during trading on Friday, reaching $86.25. 1,115,817 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,135,431. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $90.53 and its 200 day moving average is $88.19. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a twelve month low of $77.87 and a twelve month high of $93.29. The firm has a market cap of $29.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84.

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