Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Shares Sold by OLD Second National Bank of Aurora

OLD Second National Bank of Aurora reduced its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 1.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 185,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,370 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF makes up about 3.4% of OLD Second National Bank of Aurora’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $11,981,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 97.0% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 58,873 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,667,000 after acquiring an additional 28,987 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 13,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $857,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.6% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 20,983 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,307,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 5.5% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,492 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 13.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,840,852 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $239,208,000 after purchasing an additional 460,941 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VGK traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $64.79. The stock had a trading volume of 308,362 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,313,412. The company has a market capitalization of $18.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1-year low of $55.06 and a 1-year high of $67.78. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $65.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $62.70.

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.