HighTower Advisors LLC Buys 143,730 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 8.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,909,574 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 143,730 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.66% of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF worth $121,201,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGK. Life Planning Partners Inc lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6,247.0% in the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 356,828 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,648,000 after acquiring an additional 351,206 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $19,460,000. Elm Partners Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 1,903,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $135,359,000 after buying an additional 222,398 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3,001.7% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 227,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,420,000 after buying an additional 219,875 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 88.9% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 462,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,896,000 after buying an additional 217,728 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of VGK stock opened at $71.58 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1 year low of $62.58 and a 1 year high of $73.40. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $68.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $67.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.59 and a beta of 0.99.

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.