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

Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 14.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 21,740 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,675 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $4,638,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sheets Smith Wealth Management bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $71,000. Wells Trecaso Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Wells Trecaso Financial Group LLC now owns 3,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $709,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Private Ocean LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% in the third quarter. Private Ocean LLC now owns 4,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $872,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Finally, Tectonic Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 51.2% in the third quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 56,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,746,000 after purchasing an additional 19,252 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock traded up $0.74 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $214.53. The stock had a trading volume of 413,474 shares, compared to its average volume of 801,313. The firm has a market cap of $53.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 1.18. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $174.84 and a 12 month high of $229.54. The business’s 50-day moving average is $220.10 and its 200 day moving average is $207.54.

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.