Garde Capital Inc. Purchases 10,551 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Garde Capital Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 1.0% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,086,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,551 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF accounts for 5.0% of Garde Capital Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Garde Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $72,563,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGK. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 749.2% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,023,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $69,400,000 after acquiring an additional 902,797 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 78.9% during the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,774,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $118,492,000 after purchasing an additional 782,919 shares in the last quarter. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 28.4% during the fourth quarter. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC now owns 3,526,754 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $227,405,000 after purchasing an additional 780,104 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 5.0% during the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 8,028,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $540,610,000 after purchasing an additional 385,044 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Angeles Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the second quarter worth about $20,932,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGK opened at $71.68 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $68.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $68.15. The stock has a market cap of $20.82 billion, a PE ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12 month low of $55.06 and a 12 month high of $72.08.

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.