PFG Investments LLC Invests $698,000 in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

PFG Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 10,363 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $698,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 7,669,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $494,531,000 after acquiring an additional 449,639 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 2,974.2% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 6,744,570 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $434,890,000 after acquiring an additional 6,525,177 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1,190.1% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,479,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $317,416,000 after acquiring an additional 5,054,597 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,098,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $328,760,000 after acquiring an additional 374,702 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 28.4% during the 4th quarter. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC now owns 3,526,754 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $227,405,000 after acquiring an additional 780,104 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGK traded up $0.19 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $66.58. 1,140,339 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,286,560. The company has a market cap of $19.34 billion, a PE ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $66.20 and its 200-day moving average is $63.20. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52 week low of $55.06 and a 52 week high of $67.78.

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.