Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Short Interest Up 29.4% in May

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,660,000 shares, a growth of 29.4% from the May 15th total of 6,690,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,209,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 2.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock opened at $76.34 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a twelve month low of $62.02 and a twelve month high of $78.58. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $74.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $70.01. The company has a market capitalization of $27.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.18 and a beta of 0.94.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VGK. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 8,574 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $544,000 after buying an additional 961 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 35,779 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,271,000 after purchasing an additional 3,187 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $213,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 29.9% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $146,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Addis & Hill Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 25.8% in the 4th quarter. Addis & Hill Inc now owns 73,935 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,693,000 after purchasing an additional 15,175 shares in the last quarter.

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.