DAVENPORT & Co LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 309.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,374 shares during the quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $926,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VGK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 39,916,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,185,344,000 after buying an additional 1,243,862 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 43.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,109,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $240,970,000 after acquiring an additional 939,927 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 66.8% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,851,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $143,471,000 after acquiring an additional 741,459 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 155.2% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 867,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $67,245,000 after acquiring an additional 527,738 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 62.6% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,153,852 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,424,000 after acquiring an additional 444,102 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Up 0.5%

NYSEARCA VGK opened at $79.87 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $62.02 and a 52-week high of $90.75. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $86.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.22.

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