Franklin Resources Inc. Buys 1,455 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 9.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,455 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $1,120,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Modus Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Mainstream Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Syntax Research Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $47,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

VGK opened at $69.49 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $67.67. The company has a market capitalization of $25.09 billion, a PE ratio of 17.12 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1-year low of $62.02 and a 1-year high of $73.72.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a $0.2935 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

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.