Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Shares Acquired by Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan

Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 3.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,136,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 300,845 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF accounts for about 8.6% of Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan owned 2.60% of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF worth $763,886,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Americana Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 6,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $520,000 after buying an additional 425 shares during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 53,698 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,490,000 after buying an additional 488 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $278,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Red Wave Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 18.4% in the fourth quarter. Red Wave Investments LLC now owns 5,575 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $466,000 after buying an additional 866 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 64,583 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,400,000 after buying an additional 3,471 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA VGK opened at $88.46 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52 week low of $74.24 and a 52 week high of $90.75.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF 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