Franklin Resources Inc. Buys 19,095 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 22.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 106,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 19,095 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $8,219,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 38,672,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,997,136,000 after acquiring an additional 3,167,220 shares in the last quarter. Prudential PLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 37.1% in the second quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 24,260 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,880,000 after purchasing an additional 6,560 shares during the period. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 21.0% in the second quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. now owns 67,146 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,204,000 after buying an additional 11,634 shares during the last quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $216,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 70.9% in the 2nd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 150,076 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,628,000 after buying an additional 62,251 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGK opened at $81.53 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $28.13 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a one year low of $62.02 and a one year high of $82.41. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $80.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.55.

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.