Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Shares Sold by Spectrum Asset Management Inc. NB CA

Spectrum Asset Management Inc. NB CA decreased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 38.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 70,004 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 44,585 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF comprises 2.0% of Spectrum Asset Management Inc. NB CA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Spectrum Asset Management Inc. NB CA’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $4,443,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 993.5% during the second quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 1,017 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 924 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $223,000. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 4,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 633.2% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 1,279 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 1,323,177 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,078,000 after buying an additional 59,878 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock opened at $68.42 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a twelve month low of $62.46 and a twelve month high of $72.08. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $65.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $67.29.

About Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

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.