Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. Takes $208,000 Position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 3,090 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $208,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 153,359 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,884,000 after purchasing an additional 13,053 shares during the period. Comerica Bank bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $11,366,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 49.8% during the third quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,117 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 1,700 shares during the period. Headinvest LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. Headinvest LLC now owns 8,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $487,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares during the period. Finally, Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 597.8% in the fourth quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 1,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $119,000 after purchasing an additional 1,644 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGK traded up $0.88 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $69.56. 536,190 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,251,114. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52 week low of $55.06 and a 52 week high of $70.68. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.32. The company has a market cap of $20.21 billion, a PE ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85.

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.