Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Shares Bought by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 0.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,095,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,048 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $90,298,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,930 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,081,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Nwam LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 14,978 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. Aspen Grove Capital LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Aspen Grove Capital LLC now owns 12,946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,082,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. Excelsior Advisor Network LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.7% during the first quarter. Excelsior Advisor Network LLC now owns 7,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $580,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 3,416 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock opened at $90.59 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $88.62 and its 200-day moving average is $87.17. The company has a market cap of $30.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12 month low of $74.79 and a 12 month high of $91.07.

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