Essex Financial Services Inc. Acquires 243 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 2.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,847 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $5,594,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Atala Financial Inc bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 83.7% during the 1st quarter. Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. now owns 90 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Finally, von Borstel & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $50,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of VOO opened at $606.59 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $728.84 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $442.80 and a 12 month high of $615.26. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $592.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $551.33.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Profile

Vanguard 500 Index Fund (the Fund) is an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Signal Shares, and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Shares. The Fund seeks to track the investment performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, an unmanaged benchmark representing the United States large-capitalization stocks.