Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases 384 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 3.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,364 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 384 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $2,903,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 68.4% in the 3rd quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 96 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Modus Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. First PREMIER Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Eastern Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VBK opened at $289.85 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $290.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $272.94. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $233.00 and a 52-week high of $304.59. The stock has a market cap of $19.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Profile

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of smaller United States companies.