Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF $MGK

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:MGK) by 17.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,651 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,270 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned 0.06% of Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF worth $19,578,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF by 139.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $518,000 after buying an additional 879 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF by 127.3% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,183,000 after acquiring an additional 2,145 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 107,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,138,000 after purchasing an additional 1,483 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $146,000. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 14,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,198,000 after purchasing an additional 809 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of MGK opened at $390.27 on Friday. Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $262.65 and a 52-week high of $426.80. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $405.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $402.71. The company has a market capitalization of $30.61 billion, a PE ratio of 37.33 and a beta of 1.18.

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP US Mega Growth index. The fund tracks the CRSP US Mega Cap Growth Index. The index selects stocks from the top 70% of investable market capitalization based on growth factors. MGK was launched on Dec 17, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.