Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) is Smithfield Trust Co’s 9th Largest Position

Smithfield Trust Co decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 0.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 863,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,785 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF makes up about 3.0% of Smithfield Trust Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Smithfield Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $61,373,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 659.9% during the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 18,609 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,243,000 after purchasing an additional 16,160 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.1% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,001,321 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $66,858,000 after acquiring an additional 57,124 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 26.7% in the second quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 4,235 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $291,000 after acquiring an additional 893 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 25.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 19,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,346,000 after purchasing an additional 4,024 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 219,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,630,000 after purchasing an additional 2,713 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

VGK stock opened at $64.69 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1-year low of $60.67 and a 1-year high of $72.08. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.57.

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.