Essex Financial Services Inc. Acquires 2,675 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 14.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,740 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,675 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $4,638,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 27.0% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 3,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $755,000 after acquiring an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. now owns 73,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,943,000 after purchasing an additional 1,454 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 130.4% in the third quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 21,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,078,000 after purchasing an additional 12,209 shares in the last quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 14.8% in the third quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 572,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,207,000 after purchasing an additional 30,233 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock traded up $0.74 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $214.53. The stock had a trading volume of 413,474 shares, compared to its average volume of 801,313. The company has a market capitalization of $53.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 1.18. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $220.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $207.54. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $174.84 and a 52 week high of $229.54.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP US Small Cap index. The fund tracks the CRSP US Small Cap Index. The market-cap-weighted index includes the bottom 2-15% of the investable universe. VB was launched on Jan 26, 2004 and is managed by Vanguard.