Essex Financial Services Inc. Buys 1,387 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 0.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,222,165 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,387 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF comprises about 11.6% of Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Essex Financial Services Inc. owned 0.81% of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF worth $245,386,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Compass Ion Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC now owns 46,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,981,000 after purchasing an additional 1,354 shares during the last quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 7.8% in the first quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC now owns 31,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,081,000 after buying an additional 2,296 shares during the last quarter. Skyline Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 8.7% during the first quarter. Skyline Advisors Inc. now owns 1,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 24.7% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 40,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,852,000 after acquiring an additional 8,094 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BKM Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. BKM Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $714,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

VBR stock opened at $198.82 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $30.03 billion, a PE ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 1.09. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 1 year low of $148.75 and a 1 year high of $205.42. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $197.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $190.08.

About Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of smaller United States companies.