Accredited Investors lowered its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSE:VGK) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The hedge fund owned 31,926 shares of the company’s stock after selling 262 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF comprises approximately 0.4% of Accredited Investors’ portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Accredited Investors’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $1,593,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bouchey Financial Group increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 24.9% in the fourth quarter. Bouchey Financial Group now owns 353,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,609,000 after buying an additional 70,467 shares in the last quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 38.3% in the fourth quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners now owns 97,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,852,000 after buying an additional 26,949 shares in the last quarter. McQueen, Ball & Associates acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,003,000. Fisher Asset Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management now owns 504,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,188,000 after buying an additional 17,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BB&T Securities increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 19.0% in the fourth quarter. BB&T Securities now owns 96,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,833,000 after buying an additional 15,451 shares in the last quarter.

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSE:VGK) opened at 46.24 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $48.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $51.32. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 52-week low of $43.80 and a 52-week high of $58.51.

Separately, Credit Suisse downgraded Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 18th.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF, formerly Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to track the performance of an index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of Europe. The Fund focuses investment approach by investing substantially all of its assets in the common stocks included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index includes approximately 460 common stocks of companies located in markets worldwide, including United Kingdom, France, Switzerland and Germany. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc.

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