Essex Financial Services Inc. Raises Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,405 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 857 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,143,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. POM Investment Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $10,635,000. Sapient Capital LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 19.0% in the fourth quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 3,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $820,000 after purchasing an additional 545 shares during the last quarter. Golden Road Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Golden Road Advisors LLC now owns 66,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,057,000 after purchasing an additional 3,251 shares in the last quarter. First National Corp MA ADV raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. First National Corp MA ADV now owns 47,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,383,000 after purchasing an additional 840 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 6,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,552,000 after buying an additional 294 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VB opened at $248.20 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $248.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $240.34. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $208.65 and a 12 month high of $263.35. The company has a market capitalization of $61.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.