Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 1.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,344 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $1,972,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. ARK Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 73.2% in the 4th quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 97 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Arvest Investments Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $35,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG traded down $0.19 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $343.35. 643,890 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,039,277. The company has a market capitalization of $118.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $251.44 and a 1 year high of $348.88. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $339.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $318.40.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

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