Essex Financial Services Inc. Has $1.84 Million Stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 119.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,050 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 12,003 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $1,844,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.9% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. increased its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 23,083 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,930,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.2% during the third quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,114 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $248,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 16.2% during the fourth quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock opened at $89.01 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $31.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $85.24. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a fifty-two week low of $74.24 and a fifty-two week high of $90.75.

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