Chesley Taft & Associates LLC Purchases 8,632 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 38.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,241 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,632 shares during the quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $2,493,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fiduciary Alliance LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 11.5% in the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 7,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $606,000 after buying an additional 809 shares in the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,726,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 22.0% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 106,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,219,000 after acquiring an additional 19,095 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $248,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $70,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of VGK stock opened at $82.60 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12-month low of $62.02 and a 12-month high of $83.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $80.90 and its 200 day moving average is $79.11.

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.