Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Short Interest Up 91.3% in January

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) saw a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,248,662 shares, a growth of 91.3% from the December 31st total of 1,697,897 shares. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,338,884 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Based on an average daily volume of 3,338,884 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of VGK stock traded down $0.82 on Friday, reaching $87.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,945,867 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,586,119. The company has a market capitalization of $30.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $84.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $80.89. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1 year low of $62.02 and a 1 year high of $89.16.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 72.6% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 309 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Horizons Wealth Management purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the second quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Valley National Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000.

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. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc