Checchi Capital Advisers LLC Sells 154,021 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC cut its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 97.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,685 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 154,021 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $294,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 90.7% during the third quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 5,365 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $428,000 after buying an additional 2,552 shares during the period. Payne Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,986,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,449 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $914,000 after acquiring an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 14.4% during the 3rd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 514,109 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,025,000 after purchasing an additional 64,520 shares during the period. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,814 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,023,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGK opened at $88.49 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $84.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $81.26. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a fifty-two week low of $62.02 and a fifty-two week high of $89.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.09 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93.

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