SG Americas Securities LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 14.7% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 175,615 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,523 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $13,610,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. North Star Investment Management Corp. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 833.3% during the 2nd quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the second quarter valued at $37,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the first quarter valued at $42,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $43,000. Finally, First PREMIER Bank grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 242.4% in the 2nd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 446 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock opened at $81.06 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $80.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.14. The company has a market cap of $27.97 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a twelve month low of $62.02 and a twelve month high of $82.41.

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.