Empirical Finance, LLC Buys Schwab U.S. Mid Cap, Vanguard Real Estate, Herbalife Nutrition, Sells Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strate, iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund, Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

Investment company Empirical Finance, LLC buys Schwab U.S. Mid Cap, Vanguard Real Estate, Herbalife Nutrition, Global X MSCI Pakistan, iShares Inc MSCI Italy, Exxon Mobil Corp, Biogen Inc, Amazon.com Inc, iShares MSCI Russia, Netflix Inc, sells Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strate, iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund, Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1, SPDR S&P 500, PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporat Bond Index Exch during the 3-months ended 2018-06-30, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, Empirical Finance, LLC. As of 2018-06-30, Empirical Finance, LLC owns 131 stocks with a total value of $255 million. These are the details of the buys and sells.

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These are the top 5 holdings of Empirical Finance, LLC
  1. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value (QVAL) - 1,466,082 shares, 17.89% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 1.99%
  2. Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value (IVAL) - 1,367,601 shares, 16.52% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 2.15%
  3. Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) - 99,953 shares, 3.11% of the total portfolio.
  4. Schwab U.S. Mid Cap (SCHM) - 137,687 shares, 2.97% of the total portfolio. New Position
  5. Urban Outfitters Inc (URBN) - 101,032 shares, 1.77% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 15.01%
New Purchase: Schwab U.S. Mid Cap (SCHM)

Empirical Finance, LLC initiated holding in Schwab U.S. Mid Cap. The purchase prices were between $51.61 and $56.52, with an estimated average price of $54.27. The stock is now traded at around $56.29. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 2.97%. The holding were 137,687 shares as of 2018-06-30.

New Purchase: Vanguard Real Estate (VNQ)

Empirical Finance, LLC initiated holding in Vanguard Real Estate. The purchase prices were between $73.99 and $81.45, with an estimated average price of $77.48. The stock is now traded at around $82.36. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.53%. The holding were 47,738 shares as of 2018-06-30.

New Purchase: Global X MSCI Pakistan (PAK)

Empirical Finance, LLC initiated holding in Global X MSCI Pakistan. The purchase prices were between $10.81 and $13.52, with an estimated average price of $12.28. The stock is now traded at around $10.60. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.51%. The holding were 118,325 shares as of 2018-06-30.

New Purchase: iShares Inc MSCI Italy (EWI)

Empirical Finance, LLC initiated holding in iShares Inc MSCI Italy. The purchase prices were between $28.4 and $34.15, with an estimated average price of $31.82. The stock is now traded at around $29.65. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.51%. The holding were 44,535 shares as of 2018-06-30.

New Purchase: Biogen Inc (BIIB)

Empirical Finance, LLC initiated holding in Biogen Inc. The purchase prices were between $257.52 and $306.91, with an estimated average price of $280.94. The stock is now traded at around $350.84. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.3%. The holding were 2,595 shares as of 2018-06-30.

New Purchase: Netflix Inc (NFLX)

Empirical Finance, LLC initiated holding in Netflix Inc. The purchase prices were between $280.29 and $416.76, with an estimated average price of $340.73. The stock is now traded at around $412.13. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.11%. The holding were 724 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Added: Herbalife Nutrition Ltd (HLF)

Empirical Finance, LLC added to a holding in Herbalife Nutrition Ltd by 63.77%. The purchase prices were between $48.63 and $56.48, with an estimated average price of $52.6. The stock is now traded at around $54.07. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.56%. The holding were 68,548 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Added: Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM)

Empirical Finance, LLC added to a holding in Exxon Mobil Corp by 253.84%. The purchase prices were between $73.22 and $83.6, with an estimated average price of $79.65. The stock is now traded at around $83.11. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.42%. The holding were 17,738 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Added: Amazon.com Inc (AMZN)

Empirical Finance, LLC added to a holding in Amazon.com Inc by 43.44%. The purchase prices were between $1371.99 and $1750.08, with an estimated average price of $1586.76. The stock is now traded at around $1725.53. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.14%. The holding were 700 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Added: iShares MSCI Russia (ERUS)

Empirical Finance, LLC added to a holding in iShares MSCI Russia by 27.55%. The purchase prices were between $31.3 and $36.56, with an estimated average price of $33.48. The stock is now traded at around $35.36. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.13%. The holding were 46,539 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Added: Facebook Inc (FB)

Empirical Finance, LLC added to a holding in Facebook Inc by 43.77%. The purchase prices were between $155.1 and $202, with an estimated average price of $180.53. The stock is now traded at around $203.70. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.1%. The holding were 4,142 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Added: Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B)

Empirical Finance, LLC added to a holding in Berkshire Hathaway Inc by 41.03%. The purchase prices were between $184.91 and $201.2, with an estimated average price of $194.98. The stock is now traded at around $189.24. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. The holding were 3,489 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Sold Out: Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strate (PDBC)

Empirical Finance, LLC sold out a holding in Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strate. The sale prices were between $17.51 and $19.24, with an estimated average price of $18.41.

Sold Out: iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund (EEM)

Empirical Finance, LLC sold out a holding in iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund. The sale prices were between $42.33 and $48.14, with an estimated average price of $46.29.

Sold Out: Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ)

Empirical Finance, LLC sold out a holding in Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1. The sale prices were between $155.51 and $177.6, with an estimated average price of $167.7.

Sold Out: SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)

Empirical Finance, LLC sold out a holding in SPDR S&P 500. The sale prices were between $257.47 and $278.92, with an estimated average price of $270.08.

Sold Out: PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporat Bond Index Exch (HYS)

Empirical Finance, LLC sold out a holding in PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporat Bond Index Exch. The sale prices were between $99.06 and $100.49, with an estimated average price of $99.96.

Sold Out: VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond (ANGL)

Empirical Finance, LLC sold out a holding in VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond. The sale prices were between $28.68 and $29.41, with an estimated average price of $29.03.

Reduced: Thor Industries Inc (THO)

Empirical Finance, LLC reduced to a holding in Thor Industries Inc by 50.38%. The sale prices were between $93 and $115.2, with an estimated average price of $102.18. The stock is now traded at around $100.95. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.32%. Empirical Finance, LLC still held 7,585 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Reduced: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY)

Empirical Finance, LLC reduced to a holding in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc by 27.58%. The sale prices were between $16.72 and $21.54, with an estimated average price of $18.68. The stock is now traded at around $21.41. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.31%. Empirical Finance, LLC still held 106,302 shares as of 2018-06-30.



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