Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 16,446 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 27.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 77,130 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,446 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $5,415,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Godsey & Gibb Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the first quarter worth about $28,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 195.7% during the first quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 315 shares during the period. Topsail Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Proffitt & Goodson Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 203.4% in the first quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 362 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 0.7%

VGK stock opened at $77.20 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $76.10 and a 200-day moving average of $71.05. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12 month low of $62.02 and a 12 month high of $78.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.95.

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.