24,894 Shares in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Bought by ABC Arbitrage SA

ABC Arbitrage SA purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 24,894 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,987,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VGK. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 8,574 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $544,000 after buying an additional 961 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $754,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 408.2% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 70,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,970,000 after buying an additional 56,862 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the second quarter worth $252,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

VGK stock opened at $89.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $81.45. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a one year low of $62.02 and a one year high of $89.63. The firm has a market cap of $31.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93.

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