Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Grows Position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 26.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 355,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 73,931 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $28,379,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 38,672,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,997,136,000 after buying an additional 3,167,220 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 43.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,109,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $240,970,000 after buying an additional 939,927 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 66.8% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,851,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $143,471,000 after acquiring an additional 741,459 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 155.2% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 867,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,245,000 after acquiring an additional 527,738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 62.6% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,153,852 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $89,424,000 after acquiring an additional 444,102 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VGK opened at $82.16 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $28.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $87.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $82.98. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12 month low of $62.02 and a 12 month high of $90.75.

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