BNP Paribas Financial Markets Boosts Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 93.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 231,370 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 111,463 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $19,345,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Blueline Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Garde Capital Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 994,129 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $83,119,000 after purchasing an additional 31,721 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 772,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $64,617,000 after acquiring an additional 31,532 shares during the period. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 253,215 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,171,000 after acquiring an additional 6,207 shares during the period. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 16.2% in the fourth quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA VGK opened at $87.13 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a twelve month low of $74.24 and a twelve month high of $90.75. The company has a market capitalization of $30.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $86.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $85.44.

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. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc