Blair William & Co. IL Has $2.09 Million Stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Blair William & Co. IL trimmed its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 5.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 32,921 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,935 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $2,089,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VGK. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 200.1% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,699 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,187,000 after purchasing an additional 12,468 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 384.0% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 16,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,132,000 after buying an additional 12,851 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 505 shares in the last quarter. Tanager Wealth Management LLP raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Tanager Wealth Management LLP now owns 363,894 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $23,096,000 after acquiring an additional 12,559 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BFI Infinity Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,297,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VGK opened at $70.39 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $67.94. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a one year low of $62.58 and a one year high of $73.72. The firm has a market cap of $25.42 billion, a PE ratio of 17.12 and a beta of 0.91.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a dividend of $0.2935 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.