Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 36.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,220 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,408 shares during the quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $331,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,434,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $344,956,000 after buying an additional 76,585 shares during the period. Elm Partners Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 13.2% in the third quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 1,903,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $135,359,000 after acquiring an additional 222,398 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.5% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,765,844 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $125,531,000 after acquiring an additional 26,100 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 1,377,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $87,398,000 after purchasing an additional 102,239 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lincoln National Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 1,347,918 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,552,000 after purchasing an additional 98,335 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of VGK opened at $70.99 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $25.63 billion, a PE ratio of 17.59 and a beta of 0.99. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $62.58 and a 52-week high of $73.40. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.75.

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.