Roger Wittlin Investment Advisory LLC Lowers Position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK)

Roger Wittlin Investment Advisory LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 19.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,986 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF accounts for 0.6% of Roger Wittlin Investment Advisory LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Roger Wittlin Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $1,064,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Life Planning Partners Inc grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6,247.0% during the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 356,828 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,648,000 after acquiring an additional 351,206 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the 4th quarter worth $19,460,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 219,875 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 6.4% during 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 buying an additional 168,536 shares during the period. Finally, Madison Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $9,960,000.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Price Performance

VGK opened at $70.62 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 1 year low of $62.58 and a 1 year high of $73.72. The firm has a market cap of $25.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.12 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $67.96.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a $0.2935 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.