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Vanguard European ETF (AMEX:VGK)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

exchange traded fund

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Member Avatar baselineace (51.48) Submitted: 2/2/2012 3:16:16 PM : Outperform Start Price: $40.74 VGK Score: +3.03

Extreme pessimism

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Member Avatar gameguru (29.79) Submitted: 9/26/2011 12:55:14 PM : Outperform Start Price: $38.48 VGK Score: -0.57

This ETF has been pummeled by the Eurozone issues. But about 31% of the portfolio in is in the UK, with another 12% in Switzerland. Looks like a chance to get a high-yielding (4+%) basket of mega-cap internationals at a nice risk/reward ratio.

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Member Avatar beadnell (62.27) Submitted: 8/4/2011 5:42:59 AM : Outperform Start Price: $45.38 VGK Score: -8.57

The turmoil in Europe is causing good large caps to be undervalued in 2011. This index includes several global companies based in the UK and Switzerland, outside the Eurozone.

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Member Avatar CuriousDonkey (64.42) Submitted: 8/13/2010 9:50:44 AM : Outperform Start Price: $41.03 VGK Score: -13.65

Eurozone is set to drop increased GDP. Germany leads the way. This is a solid short gain.

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Member Avatar aquaswim47 (51.51) Submitted: 5/2/2010 4:30:42 PM : Underperform Start Price: $42.32 VGK Score: +5.91

This ETF is going to $30! I think Greece will get bailed out and this will go to $55. It is going to be at $30 by year end.

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Member Avatar dysonn (< 20) Submitted: 3/25/2010 11:38:44 PM : Outperform Start Price: $43.21 VGK Score: -10.57

Some solid European companies are undervalued right now due to the debt crisis (which should not have a long term impact on solid European companies).

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Member Avatar mgm5685 (29.52) Submitted: 1/30/2010 11:27:12 AM : Outperform Start Price: $42.12 VGK Score: -17.19

Euro > Dollar in the long term, but not too much

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Member Avatar SethRamesh (< 20) Submitted: 12/21/2009 12:10:27 AM : Outperform Start Price: $43.62 VGK Score: -17.95

Europe play

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Member Avatar Teknowizz (98.24) Submitted: 7/21/2009 1:30:32 PM : Outperform Start Price: $37.25 VGK Score: -21.29

Top 600 companies of the EU.
Earnings (mostly) in EUR, might be slower some times than S&P but will be better in the coming 5 years than S&P.

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Member Avatar StockTruth (69.33) Submitted: 2/5/2009 5:59:55 PM : Underperform Start Price: $30.16 VGK Score: +11.52

We have this one going down but only for a very short period and based only on stock history charts:

http://www.stocktruth.com/chart.php?symbol=VGK

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Member Avatar jmt587 (99.88) Submitted: 10/17/2008 4:42:12 PM : Outperform Start Price: $58.94 VGK Score: -24.73

I purchased this for $59.08/share after commission.

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Member Avatar Roberto1212 (63.88) Submitted: 11/14/2007 11:19:49 AM : Outperform Start Price: $62.18 VGK Score: -22.29

From the Morningstar Analyst Report:

The fund is the best Europe-focused ETF on the market. It is far broader and easier to use than the slew of single-country European funds, which are often dominated by just a few stocks, and as a result, extremely volatile. The fund provides exposure that is both broader and deeper than other pan-European ETFs, such as iShares MSCI EMU Index EZU and iShares S&P Europe 350 Index IEV. This fund boasts the lowest expenses of the lot.

I'm thinking of adding this to my own portfolio. Thanks CAPS for suggesting this!

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Member Avatar zackyatt (< 20) Submitted: 11/13/2007 11:04:50 AM : Outperform Start Price: $61.64 VGK Score: -23.60

European ETF is the place to be at this point of time for Growth-At-Reasonable-Price (GARP) investors out there. Excluding Japan from your international developed equity portfolio allocation is a prudent decision considering Japan ETF (EWJ) is still relatively expensive with quite a lackluster growth rate.

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Member Avatar VasilGrozny (47.71) Submitted: 11/8/2007 9:55:00 AM : Outperform Start Price: $62.72 VGK Score: -23.61

play on weakening dollar

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Member Avatar KeitaiOtaku (< 20) Submitted: 9/21/2007 8:05:16 PM : Outperform Start Price: $60.73 VGK Score: -18.15

I've read some interesting articles about the dollar versus foreign currency. Essentially we get a bonus every time the dollar is devalued, which happens when interest rates are lowered.

I don't understand all the mechanics, but I would imagine that as the $ becomes easier to get, it's value declines. The price of $ is cheaper, so it is less valuable versus foreign currencies.

Foreign stocks then, which retain their value in their own currency, get a boost when traded on the american market because of an increase in value with respect to the dollar.

That's a part of my logic (though it's only a recent addition). The rest is that these economies (europe in particular) are doing better and better financially. Europe is a strong player, to be contended with, and a strong market to invest in.

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Member Avatar Ludraman1 (28.78) Submitted: 9/18/2007 9:19:59 AM : Outperform Start Price: $58.29 VGK Score: -17.72

It reduces some dollar exposure and diversifies out of some big name stocks.

Low cost ETF.

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Member Avatar 7thStreet (85.71) Submitted: 7/6/2007 8:46:14 AM : Outperform Start Price: $61.23 VGK Score: -19.23

Get a slice of the European Market

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Member Avatar esqlevine (< 20) Submitted: 6/22/2007 4:53:02 PM : Outperform Start Price: $59.50 VGK Score: -18.40

European VIPER give you international exposure. Take the dividend while you wait for cap gains.

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Member Avatar jnbvasc (91.30) Submitted: 4/29/2007 5:08:08 AM : Outperform Start Price: $59.35 VGK Score: -19.01

Foreign markets continue to be strong

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Member Avatar WyattKaldenberg (67.50) Submitted: 2/8/2007 2:17:57 PM : Outperform Start Price: $55.06 VGK Score: -16.72

A good Euro-ETF

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