SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC Buys 3,959 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 43.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,959 shares during the quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $881,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mather Group LLC. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 7,669,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $494,531,000 after acquiring an additional 449,639 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 2,974.2% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 6,744,570 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $434,890,000 after acquiring an additional 6,525,177 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,098,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $328,760,000 after acquiring an additional 374,702 shares during the period. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 780,104 shares during the period. Finally, Elm Partners Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 1,608,301 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $103,703,000 after acquiring an additional 64,803 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

VGK stock traded up $0.56 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $68.39. 1,281,011 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,278,192. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.87 billion, a PE ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52 week low of $55.06 and a 52 week high of $70.68. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $68.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.20.

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.