Essex Financial Services Inc. Acquires 1,663 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 6.6% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 26,921 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,663 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $7,051,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 36.5% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,878,000 after acquiring an additional 3,200 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,148,000 after acquiring an additional 920 shares in the last quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC now owns 2,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $555,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,181,000 after acquiring an additional 389 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $252,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $301.51 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $290.54 and its 200-day moving average is $276.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.89 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $234.49 and a fifty-two week high of $304.62.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.