Empirical Financial Services, LLC Buys Vanguard Short-Term Government Bond ETF, Intel Corp, Visa Inc, Sells Netflix Inc, SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF, iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF

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Seattle, WA, based Investment company Empirical Financial Services, LLC (Current Portfolio) buys Vanguard Short-Term Government Bond ETF, Intel Corp, Visa Inc, First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund, Sherwin-Williams Co, sells Netflix Inc, SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF, iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, Texas Pacific Land Trust during the 3-months ended 2019Q3, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, Empirical Financial Services, LLC. As of 2019Q3, Empirical Financial Services, LLC owns 266 stocks with a total value of $792 million. These are the details of the buys and sells.

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These are the top 5 holdings of Empirical Financial Services, LLC
  1. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) - 1,514,598 shares, 15.49% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 4.97%
  2. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) - 842,490 shares, 9.70% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 3.43%
  3. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities (VTIP) - 1,484,400 shares, 9.19% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 8.27%
  4. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY) - 390,475 shares, 4.18% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 13.34%
  5. SPDR Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (SJNK) - 1,155,922 shares, 3.94% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 1.52%
New Purchase: Vanguard Short-Term Government Bond ETF (VGSH)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC initiated holding in Vanguard Short-Term Government Bond ETF. The purchase prices were between $60.67 and $61.15, with an estimated average price of $60.9. The stock is now traded at around $60.81. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.09%. The holding were 141,917 shares as of .

New Purchase: Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC initiated holding in Sherwin-Williams Co. The purchase prices were between $454.59 and $550.54, with an estimated average price of $509.95. The stock is now traded at around $589.74. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.32%. The holding were 4,560 shares as of .

New Purchase: Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC initiated holding in Las Vegas Sands Corp. The purchase prices were between $51.41 and $65.22, with an estimated average price of $58.29. The stock is now traded at around $62.16. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.17%. The holding were 24,000 shares as of .

New Purchase: iShares U.S. Preferred Stock (PFF)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC initiated holding in iShares U.S. Preferred Stock. The purchase prices were between $36.77 and $37.53, with an estimated average price of $37.21. The stock is now traded at around $37.26. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.1%. The holding were 20,575 shares as of .

New Purchase: SunPower Corp (SPWR)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC initiated holding in SunPower Corp. The purchase prices were between $10.21 and $15.1, with an estimated average price of $12.58. The stock is now traded at around $7.99. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. The holding were 55,381 shares as of .

New Purchase: Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC initiated holding in Schwab U.S. REIT ETF. The purchase prices were between $44.26 and $47.21, with an estimated average price of $45.86. The stock is now traded at around $46.20. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.07%. The holding were 12,525 shares as of .

Added: Intel Corp (INTC)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC added to a holding in Intel Corp by 107.70%. The purchase prices were between $44.96 and $53.01, with an estimated average price of $49.13. The stock is now traded at around $57.89. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.37%. The holding were 109,518 shares as of .

Added: Visa Inc (V)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC added to a holding in Visa Inc by 128.14%. The purchase prices were between $168.86 and $185.74, with an estimated average price of $178.14. The stock is now traded at around $179.41. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.34%. The holding were 27,872 shares as of .

Added: First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC added to a holding in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund by 169.62%. The purchase prices were between $22.45 and $25.58, with an estimated average price of $24.16. The stock is now traded at around $24.29. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.33%. The holding were 175,529 shares as of .

Added: iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (EFV)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC added to a holding in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 44.83%. The purchase prices were between $43.89 and $48.71, with an estimated average price of $46.62. The stock is now traded at around $49.54. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.19%. The holding were 102,630 shares as of .

Added: Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC added to a holding in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 45.44%. The purchase prices were between $120.81 and $132.68, with an estimated average price of $128. The stock is now traded at around $133.24. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.1%. The holding were 19,591 shares as of .

Added: Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC added to a holding in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 34.87%. The purchase prices were between $79.57 and $80.82, with an estimated average price of $80.19. The stock is now traded at around $80.60. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.09%. The holding were 35,104 shares as of .

Sold Out: SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC sold out a holding in SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF. The sale prices were between $57.95 and $62.08, with an estimated average price of $60.33.

Sold Out: iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC sold out a holding in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF. The sale prices were between $173.38 and $184.45, with an estimated average price of $180.36.

Sold Out: Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC sold out a holding in Texas Pacific Land Trust. The sale prices were between $629.55 and $812.3, with an estimated average price of $702.09.

Sold Out: PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund (PDI)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC sold out a holding in PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund. The sale prices were between $30.72 and $32.54, with an estimated average price of $31.85.

Sold Out: iShares Edge MSCI Min Volatility USA ETF (USMV)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC sold out a holding in iShares Edge MSCI Min Volatility USA ETF. The sale prices were between $61.12 and $64.69, with an estimated average price of $63.36.

Sold Out: PIMCO Dynamic Credit & Mortgage Income Fund (PCI)

Empirical Financial Services, LLC sold out a holding in PIMCO Dynamic Credit & Mortgage Income Fund. The sale prices were between $23.36 and $24.6, with an estimated average price of $24.17.



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