Essex Financial Services Inc. Sells 1,204,787 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

Essex Financial Services Inc. cut its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 98.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,378 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,204,787 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $3,444,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Planning Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the third quarter worth about $34,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

VBR opened at $203.32 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $204.06 and its 200-day moving average is $200.98. The company has a market cap of $30.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 1.09. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 1-year low of $174.19 and a 1-year high of $219.01.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Company Profile

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.