Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases Shares of 3,119 Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 3,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $369,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Anderson Hoagland & Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 267,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,833,000 after purchasing an additional 2,308 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 57,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,861,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the period. Fortis Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Fortis Advisors LLC now owns 26,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,161,000 after acquiring an additional 584 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 314.3% during the third quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,622,000 after acquiring an additional 16,500 shares during the period. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,549,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Stock Performance

BATS VFVA opened at $123.71 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $122.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $120.76. The stock has a market cap of $745.97 million, a PE ratio of 8.28 and a beta of 0.96.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.7542 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard U.S. Value Factor’s previous dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

About Vanguard U.S. Value Factor

The Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF (VFVA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value index. The fund is an actively managed fund of US equities with lower share prices relative to fundamental values, as determined by the manager. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.