Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK Stock Holdings Increased by Mechanics Bank Trust Department

Mechanics Bank Trust Department lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 32.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,861 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,082 shares during the quarter. Mechanics Bank Trust Department’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $2,303,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mather Group LLC. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 249.4% during the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 8,332,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $645,753,000 after buying an additional 5,947,219 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.9% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 38,672,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,997,136,000 after purchasing an additional 3,167,220 shares in the last quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 37.3% in the second quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 8,835,451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $684,747,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400,165 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 43.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,109,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $240,970,000 after purchasing an additional 939,927 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 66.8% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,851,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $143,471,000 after purchasing an additional 741,459 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Performance

VGK opened at $84.56 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a one year low of $62.02 and a one year high of $84.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $81.66 and its 200-day moving average is $79.65. The company has a market capitalization of $29.47 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93.

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. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc