Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. Acquires Shares of 3,090 Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 3,090 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $208,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 119.2% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 930 shares in the last quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.8% in the first quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC now owns 126,744 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,535,000 after purchasing an additional 2,239 shares during the last quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 49.6% during the first quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 116,966 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,876,000 after purchasing an additional 38,777 shares in the last quarter. Haverford Trust Co boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 784,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $52,838,000 after buying an additional 47,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lincoln National Corp grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 1,251,698 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $84,289,000 after buying an additional 5,952 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGK stock traded up $0.88 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $69.56. 536,190 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,251,114. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.21 billion, a PE ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12 month low of $55.06 and a 12 month high of $70.68. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $68.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.32.

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.