Investors Purchase High Volume of Put Options on Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock investors purchased 2,294 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 479% compared to the average daily volume of 396 put options.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VGK traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $70.54. The company had a trading volume of 1,235,891 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,484,966. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12-month low of $62.58 and a 12-month high of $73.72. The company has a fifty day moving average of $70.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $67.94. The company has a market cap of $25.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.12 and a beta of 0.91.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a $0.2935 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cypress Financial Planning LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Cypress Financial Planning LLC now owns 12,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $818,000 after buying an additional 165 shares during the period. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC now owns 45,811 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,908,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,352 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $86,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Unconventional Investor LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Unconventional Investor LLC now owns 17,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,112,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the period. Finally, Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 21.2% in the 4th quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 994 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter.

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.