Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Acquires 79,946 Shares of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF $SCHC

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its holdings in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHC) by 10.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 857,100 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 79,946 shares during the period. Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF accounts for 0.7% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF were worth $40,061,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of SCHC. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky bought a new position in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares during the last quarter.

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of SCHC stock opened at $47.83 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $49.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $48.77. Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF has a 52 week low of $42.16 and a 52 week high of $51.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.34 billion, a PE ratio of 16.25 and a beta of 0.91.

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF Profile

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the total return of the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-US Liquid Index (the Index). The Fund’s index consists of small capitalization companies in developed countries outside the United States. The Index defines the small capitalization universe as approximately the bottom 10% of the eligible universe with a minimum free float capitalization of $150 million. The types of derivatives used by the Fund are options, futures, options on futures and swaps.