Short Interest in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Expands By 91.3%

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) saw a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,248,662 shares, an increase of 91.3% from the December 31st total of 1,697,897 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,338,884 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company’s stock are short sold. Approximately 0.9% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,338,884 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 72.6% during the third quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 309 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Horizons Wealth Management purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Valley National Advisers Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 0.9%

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock traded down $0.82 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $87.50. The stock had a trading volume of 7,945,867 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,586,119. The stock has a market cap of $30.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $84.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.89. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12 month low of $62.02 and a 12 month high of $89.16.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Company 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. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc