Essex Financial Services Inc. Buys 1,349 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 25.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,588 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,349 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $2,878,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Life Planning Partners Inc bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Motco raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 172.0% in the 3rd quarter. Motco now owns 68 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Element Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. CGC Financial Services LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1,416.7% in the third quarter. CGC Financial Services LLC now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Blume Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 833.3% in the 3rd quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NYSEARCA:VOO traded up $0.57 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $462.00. 2,624,401 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,449,387. The firm has a market cap of $418.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $470.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $441.79. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $370.92 and a 52 week high of $483.23.

About Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard 500 Index Fund (the Fund) is an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Signal Shares, and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Shares. The Fund seeks to track the investment performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, an unmanaged benchmark representing the United States large-capitalization stocks.