River Street Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

River Street Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 12.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 47,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,671 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF makes up approximately 1.7% of River Street Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. River Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $3,357,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VGK. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,056,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $355,037,000 after buying an additional 69,710 shares during the last quarter. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter worth $278,088,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,784,133 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $176,709,000 after acquiring an additional 168,536 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 17.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,069,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $131,334,000 after acquiring an additional 303,380 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,909,574 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $121,201,000 after purchasing an additional 143,730 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VGK opened at $76.34 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.18 and a beta of 0.94. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a fifty-two week low of $62.02 and a fifty-two week high of $78.58.

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.