Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Stake Increased by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 6.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 56,566 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,406 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $13,405,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VB. Wit LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 254,243.2% in the first quarter. Wit LLC now owns 2,248,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $498,581,000 after purchasing an additional 2,247,510 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 68.3% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,972,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,102,656,000 after purchasing an additional 2,018,325 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at $312,278,000. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at $224,221,000. Finally, Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,616.7% in the first quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 912,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,402,000 after purchasing an additional 879,152 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.6%

VB opened at $256.52 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $190.27 and a 12-month high of $263.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.14. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $250.19 and a 200-day moving average of $234.79.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP US Small Cap index. The fund tracks the CRSP US Small Cap Index. The market-cap-weighted index includes the bottom 2-15% of the investable universe. VB was launched on Jan 26, 2004 and is managed by Vanguard.