Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Stock: Evanson Financial LLC Increases Stake

Evanson Financial LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 20.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 37,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,364 shares during the period. Evanson Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $3,213,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,564,266 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $293,802,000 after buying an additional 241,477 shares in the last quarter. Stairway Partners LLC grew its position 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 worth $95,669,000 after buying an additional 44,934 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position 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 worth $90,298,000 after buying an additional 8,048 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 817,271 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $72,367,000 after buying an additional 36,889 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 17,392.2% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 864,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,301,000 after acquiring an additional 860,044 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Down 0.6%

NYSEARCA VGK opened at $86.25 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52 week low of $77.87 and a 52 week high of $93.29. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $89.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.67. The firm has a market cap of $29.41 billion, a PE 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