Banco Santander S.A. Sells 59,829 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Banco Santander S.A. lessened its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 12.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 409,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 59,829 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander S.A. owned 0.12% of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF worth $32,704,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Courier Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. Courier Capital LLC now owns 248,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,838,000 after buying an additional 18,931 shares in the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the third quarter valued at $619,000. Accredited Investors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the second quarter valued at $27,726,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 22.0% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 106,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,219,000 after acquiring an additional 19,095 shares during the period. Finally, American Institute for Advanced Investment Management LLP increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 137.1% during the 3rd quarter. American Institute for Advanced Investment Management LLP now owns 11,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $952,000 after purchasing an additional 6,901 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGK stock opened at $90.43 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $62.02 and a 52-week high of $90.60. The stock has a market cap of $31.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $86.79 and its 200-day moving average is $82.45.

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. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc