Pictet North America Advisors SA Sells 16,133 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Pictet North America Advisors SA reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 27.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 43,516 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 16,133 shares during the quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $2,762,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 5,949,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $423,040,000 after acquiring an additional 57,834 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,434,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $344,956,000 after purchasing an additional 76,585 shares during the last quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 13.2% during the 3rd quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 1,903,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $135,359,000 after purchasing an additional 222,398 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,765,844 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $125,531,000 after purchasing an additional 26,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 1,377,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $87,398,000 after buying an additional 102,239 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

VGK opened at $70.07 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $65.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $67.32. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $62.58 and a 52-week high of $72.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.35 billion, a PE ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85.

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.