Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC decreased its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 79.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 807 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,150 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $51,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 200.1% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,699 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,187,000 after purchasing an additional 12,468 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 384.0% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 16,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,132,000 after acquiring an additional 12,851 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 29.9% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $146,000 after acquiring an additional 505 shares during the period. Tanager Wealth Management LLP boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Tanager Wealth Management LLP now owns 363,894 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,096,000 after purchasing an additional 12,559 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 123,923 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,865,000 after purchasing an additional 1,293 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of VGK opened at $74.09 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.75 billion, a PE ratio of 16.94 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $62.02 and a 52-week high of $74.49. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.02.

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.