Wealthfront Advisers LLC Purchases 26,204 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 91.2% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 54,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,204 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $4,257,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VGK. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 8,574 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $544,000 after acquiring an additional 961 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 37.0% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 36,898 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,591,000 after purchasing an additional 9,974 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 51.0% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 11,013 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $773,000 after purchasing an additional 3,720 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 9.6% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,758 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,036,000 after purchasing an additional 1,293 shares during the period. Finally, Transcend Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $203,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock opened at $81.48 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.22. The company has a market capitalization of $28.11 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a one year low of $62.02 and a one year high of $81.75.

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.