Bridgewater Advisors Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 15,302 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,043,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 749.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,023,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $69,400,000 after buying an additional 902,797 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased 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 valued at $118,492,000 after acquiring an additional 782,919 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 5.0% in the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 8,028,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $540,610,000 after purchasing an additional 385,044 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the second quarter worth about $20,932,000. Finally, GFS Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 27,243.0% during the third quarter. GFS Advisors LLC now owns 191,401 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,609,000 after purchasing an additional 190,701 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VGK opened at $66.44 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $57.51 and a 52-week high of $72.08. The business has a fifty day moving average of $69.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.61. The stock has a market cap of $19.30 billion, a PE ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85.

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.