Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 31.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 47,301 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,410 shares during the quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $3,899,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arta Finance Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the first quarter worth about $344,000. Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 5.0% during the first quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 37,484 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,090,000 after acquiring an additional 1,792 shares in the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 5,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $459,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the period. Tanager Wealth Management LLP increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. Tanager Wealth Management LLP now owns 396,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,649,000 after acquiring an additional 17,784 shares during the period. Finally, Independence Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,060,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VGK opened at $87.13 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $86.27. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1 year low of $74.79 and a 1 year high of $90.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.83 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84.

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