Stairway Partners LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Stairway Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 4.3% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,080,518 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 44,934 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF makes up about 4.5% of Stairway Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Stairway Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $95,669,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VGK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 44,594,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,728,505,000 after buying an additional 4,677,424 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 43.3% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,109,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $240,970,000 after buying an additional 939,927 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 17,392.2% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 864,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,301,000 after acquiring an additional 860,044 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 66.8% during 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. Finally, Trustees of Dartmouth College purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the first quarter worth $48,649,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of VGK stock opened at $90.93 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $88.67 and a 200 day moving average of $87.21. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52 week low of $75.86 and a 52 week high of $91.07.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF 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