Empirical Asset Management LLC Purchases 9,256 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 462.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,259 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,256 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises approximately 0.8% of Empirical Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Empirical Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $5,400,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VUG. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,945,000 after purchasing an additional 870 shares during the last quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 194.2% in the second quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 42.5% during the second quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 607 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 15,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,735,000 after buying an additional 451 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. now owns 10,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,662,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG opened at $463.94 on Wednesday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $316.14 and a 1 year high of $505.38. The company has a market capitalization of $193.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $479.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $478.99.

Vanguard Growth ETF Profile

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. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.