Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases 1,777 Shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) by 136.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,078 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,777 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF were worth $585,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $876,000. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 2,938.0% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,600,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,230,000 after acquiring an additional 1,547,579 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 4,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $841,000 after acquiring an additional 346 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $229,000.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of VXF stock opened at $198.92 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $21.36 billion, a PE ratio of 14.96 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $197.75 and a 200-day moving average of $186.47. Vanguard Extended Market ETF has a one year low of $159.19 and a one year high of $207.77.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Profile

Vanguard Extended Market ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Extended Market Stock Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s Completion Index (the Index), a diversified index of stocks of small and medium-sized United States companies.