Essex Financial Services Inc. Has $1.50 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF $VV

Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) by 51.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,004 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,696 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF were worth $1,495,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Johnson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 56.6% during the fourth quarter. Johnson Financial Group LLC now owns 2,511,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $790,737,000 after purchasing an additional 908,240 shares during the last quarter. Henson Edgewater Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $65,385,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 364.9% during the 4th quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 249,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,665,000 after purchasing an additional 196,140 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,862,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,215,826,000 after purchasing an additional 182,325 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Planning Navigators CORP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,931,000.

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA VV opened at $342.96 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $52.27 billion, a PE ratio of 24.59 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard Large-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $285.17 and a 12 month high of $350.41. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $339.95 and a 200-day moving average of $322.77.

About Vanguard Large-Cap ETF

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks. The Fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index, a diversified index predominantly made up of stocks of large United States companies. The Fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.