Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) saw a large drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,697,897 shares, a drop of 48.0% from the December 15th total of 3,266,280 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,341,476 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,341,476 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $85.92. The company had a trading volume of 264,771 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,049,694. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12 month low of $62.02 and a 12 month high of $86.25. The company has a market capitalization of $30.19 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $82.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.20.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VGK. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 8,574 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $544,000 after buying an additional 961 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $754,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 408.2% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 70,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,970,000 after purchasing an additional 56,862 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 36.8% in the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 651 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 15.5% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 14,271 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,106,000 after purchasing an additional 1,914 shares during 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. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc