EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. Acquires 39,230 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 361.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 50,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 39,230 shares during the quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $3,344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 8,028,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $540,610,000 after buying an additional 385,044 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,357,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $360,800,000 after purchasing an additional 259,252 shares during the last quarter. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 28.4% during the 4th quarter. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC now owns 3,526,754 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $227,405,000 after purchasing an additional 780,104 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 78.9% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,774,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,492,000 after purchasing an additional 782,919 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. now owns 1,429,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $95,459,000 after purchasing an additional 75,050 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGK traded down $0.91 on Friday, reaching $68.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,036,637 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,198,512. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12-month low of $55.06 and a 12-month high of $71.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $68.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $67.69.

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.