Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Acquires 57,263 Shares of Vanguard Value ETF $VTV

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 19.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 349,987 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 57,263 shares during the period. Vanguard Value ETF makes up about 1.4% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $61,857,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Colonial Trust Advisors bought a new stake in Vanguard Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Investors Research Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 109.3% in the 2nd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Sawyer & Company Inc raised its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 96.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sawyer & Company Inc now owns 204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000.

Vanguard Value ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTV opened at $186.53 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $182.23 and a 200-day moving average of $174.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $146.19 billion, a PE ratio of 18.14 and a beta of 0.89. Vanguard Value ETF has a 12 month low of $150.43 and a 12 month high of $187.19.

Vanguard Value ETF Profile

Vanguard Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of predominantly large United States companies.