8,563 Shares in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Bought by Rakuten Securities Inc.

Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 8,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $601,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VGK. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $278,088,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,784,133 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $176,709,000 after purchasing an additional 168,536 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 17.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,069,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $131,334,000 after purchasing an additional 303,380 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,909,574 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $121,201,000 after purchasing an additional 143,730 shares during the period. Finally, Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. now owns 1,505,629 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $95,562,000 after buying an additional 44,044 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Up 0.4%

VGK stock opened at $77.51 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $74.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $69.92. The stock has a market cap of $27.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.18 and a beta of 0.94. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a twelve month low of $62.02 and a twelve month high of $78.58.

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.