Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) Short Interest Down 48.0% in December

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,697,897 shares, a decrease of 48.0% from the December 15th total of 3,266,280 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,341,476 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Based on an average daily volume of 2,341,476 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Family Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 23,083 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,930,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,114 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $96,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 72.6% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 309 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 19.7% during the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA:VGK traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $85.91. The company had a trading volume of 2,711,882 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,338,501. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $82.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.20. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $62.02 and a 52-week high of $86.25. The company has a market capitalization of $30.19 billion, a PE 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