Chesley Taft & Associates LLC Buys 9,984 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 32.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 41,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,984 shares during the quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $3,447,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $619,000. Courier Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Courier Capital LLC now owns 248,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,838,000 after buying an additional 18,931 shares during the period. Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $582,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 22.0% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 106,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,219,000 after acquiring an additional 19,095 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Institute for Advanced Investment Management LLP raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 137.1% during the third quarter. American Institute for Advanced Investment Management LLP now owns 11,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $952,000 after acquiring an additional 6,901 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of VGK opened at $79.45 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $83.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.92 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12-month low of $62.02 and a 12-month high of $90.75.

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