JPMorgan Chase & Co. Has $1.70 Billion Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 16.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,738,367 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,300,041 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned approximately 9.20% of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF worth $1,697,084,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Life Planning Partners Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6,247.0% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 356,828 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,648,000 after acquiring an additional 351,206 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $19,460,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3,001.7% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 227,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,420,000 after purchasing an additional 219,875 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,784,133 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $176,709,000 after purchasing an additional 168,536 shares during the period. Finally, Madison Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter worth $9,960,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

NYSEARCA:VGK opened at $71.29 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.74 billion, a PE ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.99. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1 year low of $62.58 and a 1 year high of $73.72. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $67.93.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were given a $0.2935 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF 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.