Wedbush Securities Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 178.2% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 8,968 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,744 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $695,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGK. North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 833.3% in the 2nd quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the second quarter valued at about $37,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the first quarter worth about $42,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the second quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, First PREMIER Bank raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 242.4% during the second quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VGK opened at $80.93 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $79.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.92. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1-year low of $62.02 and a 1-year high of $81.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93.

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.