Index Fund Advisors Inc. Purchases New Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Index Fund Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,543 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $252,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the third quarter worth $25,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 69.5% in the 2nd quarter. POM Investment Strategies LLC now owns 378 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Godsey & Gibb Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Independence Bank of Kentucky boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1,957.1% during the 1st quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 685 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

VGK traded up $0.50 during trading on Thursday, hitting $68.62. 155,042 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,041,541. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $69.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.45. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a twelve month low of $55.06 and a twelve month high of $72.08. The company has a market cap of $19.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85.

About Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

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.