Essex Financial Services Inc. Sells 1,064 Shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Essex Financial Services Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 78,531 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,064 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Value ETF makes up about 0.9% of Essex Financial Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $13,295,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Zhang Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 57,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,088,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. Capital Management Associates Inc grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc now owns 6,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 897 shares during the period. GM Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 23.2% during the third quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,789 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,185,000 after purchasing an additional 1,277 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 619,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,156,000 after purchasing an additional 1,717 shares during the period. Finally, Alpha Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF during the third quarter worth $1,487,000.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of Vanguard Value ETF stock opened at $176.85 on Tuesday. Vanguard Value ETF has a 12 month low of $150.24 and a 12 month high of $182.38. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $173.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $172.97. The stock has a market cap of $126.13 billion, a PE ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard Value ETF Company Profile

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