Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Has $64.61 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Value ETF $VTV

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management reduced its stake in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 346,440 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,547 shares during the period. Vanguard Value ETF makes up about 1.3% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $64,608,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VTV. Chesapeake Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 3,625.0% during the third quarter. Chesapeake Asset Management LLC now owns 149 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in Vanguard Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Cedar Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. United Community Bank increased its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 166.7% during the 3rd quarter. United Community Bank now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Morling Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 21,500.0% during the third quarter. Morling Financial Advisors LLC now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 215 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Value ETF stock opened at $206.88 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $198.11 and a 200-day moving average of $189.72. Vanguard Value ETF has a 52-week low of $150.43 and a 52-week high of $208.20. The stock has a market cap of $170.74 billion, a PE ratio of 18.14 and a beta of 0.82.

Vanguard Value ETF Company 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. The Index represents the value companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of predominantly large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.