Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Shares Bought by Garde Capital Inc.

Garde Capital Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 994,129 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 31,721 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF comprises 4.9% of Garde Capital Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Garde Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $83,119,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VGK. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $619,000. Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $582,000. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 32.0% in the fourth quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 41,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,447,000 after purchasing an additional 9,984 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 282,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,650,000 after purchasing an additional 10,009 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sunesis Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $775,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VGK opened at $89.03 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $85.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $74.24 and a 52-week high of $90.75.

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