Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Position Trimmed by Ballentine Partners LLC

Ballentine Partners LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 7.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 545,560 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 42,272 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF comprises about 0.7% of Ballentine Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Ballentine Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $38,304,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Godsey & Gibb Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the first quarter valued at $28,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 195.7% during the first quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Proffitt & Goodson Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 203.4% during the first quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 362 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

VGK stock opened at $77.79 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1-year low of $62.02 and a 1-year high of $78.71. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $76.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $71.35. The firm has a market cap of $26.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.95.

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.