Welch & Forbes LLC Takes $294,000 Position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Welch & Forbes LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 3,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $294,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGK. North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 833.3% during the second quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 325 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the second quarter valued at $37,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the first quarter valued at $42,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the second quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, First PREMIER Bank boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 242.4% during the second quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 446 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VGK opened at $80.17 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $62.02 and a 52-week high of $81.75. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $79.79 and a 200 day moving average of $77.59.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF 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.