Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 5.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 328,577 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,495 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.09% of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF worth $27,085,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VGK. MRA Advisory Group boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.6% in the first quarter. MRA Advisory Group now owns 192,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,892,000 after acquiring an additional 3,078 shares in the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 18.9% during the first quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 28,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,246,000 after purchasing an additional 4,534 shares in the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 2.5% during the first quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 79,898 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,586,000 after purchasing an additional 1,938 shares in the last quarter. Stuart Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $215,000. Finally, Grey Ledge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Grey Ledge Advisors LLC now owns 33,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,790,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA VGK opened at $88.07 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $31.17 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $74.79 and a 52-week high of $90.75. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $87.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.34.

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