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Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management
CIK 0001510434 · 1420 5TH AVE SUITE 3150, SEATTLE, WA, 98101 · 2069233474
Summary
Empirical Financial Services, LLC D.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management reported $910M in U.S.-listed holdings across 329 positions for Q4 2019.
Its largest position, Vanguard Scottsdale Fds, represents 14.3% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q3 2019, the fund opened 60 new positions and exited 16.
Portfolio Metrics
Methodology: turnover is min(value bought, value sold) ÷ average reported value across the two quarters — value-based, so market moves inflate it slightly versus a share-based measure. Concentration and largest position are shares of the filing’s total reported value, options excluded. New/exited counts compare against the prior filed quarter. All figures derive solely from the fund’s 13F filings.
Reported Value by Quarter
Portfolio Composition
- ETP · 76.4% · $695M
- Common Stock · 22.2% · $202M
- Other · 0.7% · $7M
- REIT · 0.4% · $3M
- ADR · 0.1% · $909,000
- Other · 0.2% · $2M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q3 2019 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZOAUTOZONE INC | NEW | +1.2K | 1.2K | +$1M | $1M |
| INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD | NEW | +48.5K | 48.5K | +$997,000 | $997,000 |
| ESGDISHARES TR | NEW | +12.9K | 12.9K | +$884,000 | $884,000 |
| ZEN1EURZENDESK INC | NEW | +10.9K | 10.9K | +$833,000 | $833,000 |
| FTNTFORTINET INC | NEW | +7.1K | 7.1K | +$754,000 | $754,000 |
| UBERUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC | NEW | +23.0K | 23.0K | +$684,000 | $684,000 |
| QCOMQUALCOMM INC | NEW | +7.4K | 7.4K | +$651,000 | $651,000 |
| DWDMORGAN STANLEY | NEW | +10.4K | 10.4K | +$530,000 | $530,000 |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q4 2019
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VGSHVANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS | SHRT TRM CORP BD · INT-TERM CORP · SHORT TERM TREAS | 26.39% | $240M | 2.98M |
| 2 | VANGUARD MALVERN FDS | STRM INFPROIDX | 8.68% | $79M | 1.60M |
| 3 | SPDR SERIES TRUST | BLOOMBERG SRT TR · NUVEEN BBG BRCLY · NUVEEN BLMBRG SR | 6.21% | $57M | 1.68M |
| 4 | VTVVANGUARD INDEX FDS | REAL ESTATE ETF · LARGE CAP ETF · TOTAL STK MKT · VALUE ETF · SM CP VAL ETF · SMALL CP ETF | 5.73% | $52M | 451.4K |
| 5 | ISHARES TR | 1 3 YR TREAS BD · USA QUALITY FCTR · INTL QLTY FACTOR · EAFE VALUE ETF · NATIONAL MUN ETF · MICRO-CAP ETF | 5.21% | $47M | 695.3K |
| 6 | ISHARES INC | CORE MSCI EMKT · MSCI FRNTR100ETF | 4.18% | $38M | 749.2K |
| 7 | SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR | US LRG CAP ETF · INTL SCEQT ETF · US AGGREGATE B · EMRG MKTEQ ETF | 3.11% | $28M | 621.9K |
| 8 | AAPLAPPLE INChistory → | COM | 2.20% | $20M | 68.3K |
| 9 | MSFTMICROSOFT CORPhistory → | COM | 1.74% | $16M | 100.3K |
| 10 | FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD | PFD SECS INC ETF · SENIOR LN FD | 1.74% | $16M | 682.3K |
| 11 | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR | TR UNIT | 1.50% | $14M | 42.3K |
| 12 | VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F | FTSE SMCAP ETF · GLB EX US ETF | 1.08% | $10M | 125.5K |
| 13 | AMZNAMAZON COM INChistory → | COM | 1.03% | $9M | 5.1K |
| 14 | RSRELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO | COM | 0.85% | $8M | 64.9K |
| 15 | AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | COM | 0.66% | $6M | 131.7K |
| 16 | VVISA INC | COM CL A | 0.61% | $6M | 29.4K |
| 17 | BABOEING CO | COM | 0.59% | $5M | 16.5K |
| 18 | SPDR INDEX SHS FDS | S&P INTL ETF | 0.56% | $5M | 127.3K |
| 19 | VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS INC | HIGH DIV YLD | 0.52% | $5M | 50.9K |
| 20 | FIRST TR EXCH TRD ALPHA FD I | EMERG MKT ALPH | 0.52% | $5M | 178.7K |
| 21 | INTCINTEL CORP | COM | 0.48% | $4M | 72.3K |
| 22 | COSTCOSTCO WHSL CORP NEW | COM | 0.45% | $4M | 13.8K |
| 23 | ISHARES US ETF TR | COMMOD SEL STG | 0.40% | $4M | 109.4K |
| 24 | CHVCHEVRON CORP NEW | COM | 0.39% | $4M | 29.7K |
| 25 | VANGUARD TAX MANAGED INTL FD | FTSE DEV MKT ETF | 0.39% | $4M | 80.1K |
| 26 | USBUS BANCORP DEL | COM NEW | 0.34% | $3M | 51.5K |
| 27 | SBUXSTARBUCKS CORP | COM | 0.33% | $3M | 34.1K |
| 28 | JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON | COM | 0.32% | $3M | 20.3K |
| 29 | NFLXNETFLIX INC | COM | 0.31% | $3M | 8.8K |
| 30 | NDQINVESCO QQQ TR | UNIT SER 1 | 0.31% | $3M | 13.3K |
Filing History
| Quarter | Reported Value | Positions | Filed | Type | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $5.8B | 1,706 | May 4, 2026 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2025 | $5.6B | 1,378 | Jan 16, 2026 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2025 | $5.0B | 1,170 | Nov 10, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | $4.4B | 984 | Jul 21, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9B | 825 | May 8, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2024 | $3.7B | 698 | Jan 22, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2024 | $3.6B | 570 | Nov 1, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | $3.4B | 562 | Aug 9, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2024 | $3.3B | 530 | May 7, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2023 | $3.0B | 498 | Feb 6, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2023 | $2.6B | 465 | Nov 3, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2023 | $2.5B | 460 | Aug 11, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2023 | $2.3B | 463 | May 9, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2022 | $2.1B | 459 | Feb 8, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2022 | $1.9B | 467 | Nov 3, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2022 | $1.9B | 463 | Aug 2, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2022 | $2.0B | 493 | May 13, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2021 | $2.0B | 517 | Feb 14, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2021 | $1.8B | 451 | Nov 2, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2021 | $1.7B | 443 | Aug 12, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2021 | $1.2B | 393 | May 17, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2020 | $1.3B | 381 | Feb 12, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $1.2B | 345 | Nov 12, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $1.1B | 331 | Aug 12, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2020 | $915M | 320 | May 11, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2019 | $910M | 329 | Feb 13, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2019 | $826M | 286 | Nov 13, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2019 | $768M | 267 | Aug 12, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2019 | $687M | 235 | May 13, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2018 | $589M | 200 | Feb 13, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
13F filings are due up to 45 days after quarter end, so holdings shown here lag the fund’s current book. Source: original SEC filing on EDGAR ↗.