Essex Financial Services Inc. Sells 1,544 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Essex Financial Services Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,472 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,544 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,326,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VB. Wit LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 254,243.2% in the 1st quarter. Wit LLC now owns 2,248,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $498,581,000 after buying an additional 2,247,510 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 68.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,972,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,102,656,000 after buying an additional 2,018,325 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $312,278,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,616.7% in the 1st quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 912,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,402,000 after buying an additional 879,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 165,430.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 680,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,863,000 after buying an additional 679,918 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $255.02 on Thursday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $190.27 and a fifty-two week high of $263.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $68.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.14. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $248.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $233.46.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF 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.