Empirical Asset Management LLC Purchases Shares of 104,863 Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Empirical Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 104,863 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,368,000. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF comprises approximately 0.9% of Empirical Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Empirical Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.16% of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Continuum Advisory LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $385,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. lifted 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 purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 2,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $776,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Headinvest LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Headinvest LLC now owns 1,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $290,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FSA Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. now owns 2,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $764,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VBK stock opened at $288.96 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $229.03 and a fifty-two week high of $304.59. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $290.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $270.76. The company has a market cap of $19.47 billion, a P/E 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.