Blue Trust Inc. Buys 69,710 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 1.4% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,056,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 69,710 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF accounts for about 4.5% of Blue Trust Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $355,037,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 200.1% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,699 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,187,000 after purchasing an additional 12,468 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 29.9% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $146,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 123,923 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,865,000 after purchasing an additional 1,293 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 5,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $410,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 3,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $223,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock opened at $76.34 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52 week low of $62.02 and a 52 week high of $78.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.18 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $74.35 and a 200-day moving average of $70.01.

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.