Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Reaches New 1-Year High at $67.87

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $67.87 and last traded at $67.86, with a volume of 1796898 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $67.33.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

The firm has a fifty day moving average of $66.42 and a 200-day moving average of $63.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VGK. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 7.6% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 66,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,881,000 after purchasing an additional 4,750 shares during the last quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 16.3% in the third quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,089 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 1,277 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $562,000. Financial Advocates Investment Management purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $888,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 718.1% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 8,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $489,000 after purchasing an additional 7,411 shares during the period.

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.