EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. Purchases 39,230 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 361.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 50,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 39,230 shares during the period. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $3,344,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 27.4% in the second quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 20,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,386,000 after buying an additional 4,459 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 50,996 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,405,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $709,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 78.9% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,774,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $118,492,000 after purchasing an additional 782,919 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bordeaux Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the second quarter valued at about $7,774,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 1.3 %

VGK stock traded down $0.91 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $68.35. The company had a trading volume of 2,036,637 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,198,512. The stock has a market cap of $19.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52 week low of $55.06 and a 52 week high of $71.11. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $68.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.69.

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.