Essex Financial Services, Inc. Buys Alibaba Group Holding, Ares Capital Corp, Aptiv PLC, Sells The Home Depot Inc, Vanguard Financials, Visa Inc

Essex, CT, based Investment company Essex Financial Services, Inc. buys Alibaba Group Holding, Ares Capital Corp, Aptiv PLC, ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, Exelon Corp, IDEXX Laboratories Inc, Vanguard Mid-Cap, Fidelity National Information Services Inc, iShares International Select Dividend, Dominion Energy Inc, International Paper Co, ONEOK Inc, FedEx Corp, General Motors Co, SPDR S&P Dividend, Constellation Brands Inc, Gentex Corp, Broadcom Inc, S&P Global Inc, Prudential Financial Inc, New Residential Investment Corp, Cormedix Inc, sells The Home Depot Inc, Vanguard Financials, Visa Inc, Vanguard Real Estate, General Dynamics Corp, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight, Vanguard Health Care, Coca-Cola Co, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets, General Mills Inc, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap, PNC Financial Services Group Inc, BlackRock Inc, Facebook Inc, iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap, CME Group Inc, Invesco International BuyBack Achievers ETF, Comcast Corp, SPDR Select Sector Fund - Financial, Costco Wholesale Corp, Mondelez International Inc, Mastercard Inc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF, Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF, Wells Fargo, Vanguard Small-Cap, Vanguard Div Appreciation, Northrop Grumman Corp, Linde PLC, Raymond James Financial Inc, Vanguard Information Tech, M&T Bank Corp, Tupperware Brands Corp, Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1, Novo Nordisk A/S, Texas Instruments Inc, Hologic Inc, IQVIA Holdings Inc, The Kraft Heinz Co, Deere, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond, SPDR Select Sector Fund - Energy Select Sector, Magellan Midstream Partners LP, Nike Inc, Vanguard Growth, Invesco Municipal Trust, iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA, Vanguard Total Stock Market, United Parcel Service Inc, Dreyfus Strategic Municipals Inc during the 3-months ended 2019Q1, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, Essex Financial Services, Inc.. As of 2019Q1, Essex Financial Services, Inc. owns 233 stocks with a total value of $327 million. These are the details of the buys and sells.

• New Purchases: ARCC, APTV, NOBL, VO, FIS, IDV, D, IP, OKE, FDX, GM, SDY, GNTX, PRU, SPGI, AVGO, NRZ, 19KA,
• Added Positions: CODI, BABA, EXC, IDXX, VYM, STZ, IWR, VZ, CSCO, CRM, MRK, STWD, MPV, SCHW, BNDX, IRM, VEA, F, IVW, NMFC, SBRA, VV, ETV, EPD, HSY, ITW, PSEC, RTN, ROP, SO, UN, APD,
• Reduced Positions: AAPL, HD, BRK.B, VFH, PG, V, JPM, GOOGL, PFE, GD, AMZN, TMO, UTX, BRK.A, INTC, MSFT, RSP, KO, GIS, PNC, FB, XOM, CMCSA, BA, COST, MDLZ, UNH, DIS, GS, MA, GOOG, HON, WFC, VIG, BAC, QQQ, MMM, ADBE, JNJ, LMT, PM, MO, GE, MCD, MDT, VOOG, ADP, NKE, PEP, SBUX, VUG, CB, T, AMT, CVS, CVX, PBCT, SLB, AMGN, CELG, C, CMI, DUK, NVDA, TRV, SWK, TJX, WASH, IVV, USMV, BXMT, DEO, DWDP, LLY, GILD, IBM, KAMN, MS, UPS, WBA, VTI, ABT, AXP, BK, BDX, BMY, ED, DHR, ETN, ECL, NEE, HAL, KEY, LH, NSC, ORCL, SNY, SYK, SYY, WMT, LEO, BKCC, TSLA, PSX, ABBV, AMJ, IXUS, VTV, ACN, CAT, CTL, DOV, TGT, VFC, WM, NCZ, KMI,
• Sold Out: VNQ, VWO, VHT, IJR, BLK, CME, IJH, IPKW, XLF, PRFZ, RJF, VGSH, NOC, VB, LIN, WFCPL.PFD, VGT, NVO, TUP, MTB, HOLX, DE, IQV, AGG, KHC, TXN, XLE, MMP, VKQ,

For the details of Essex Financial Services, Inc.'s stock buys and sells, go to https://www.gurufocus.com/guru/essex+financial+services%2C+inc./current-portfolio/portfolio

These are the top 5 holdings of Essex Financial Services, Inc.

1. Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) - 870,621 shares, 4.18% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 10.71%
2. Apple Inc (AAPL) - 62,661 shares, 3.64% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 18.94%
3. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - 83,330 shares, 3.56% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 2.17%
4. Pfizer Inc (PFE) - 250,370 shares, 3.25% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 6.26%
5. Amgen Inc (AMGN) - 49,699 shares, 2.89% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 1.02%

New Purchase: Ares Capital Corp (ARCC)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. initiated holding in Ares Capital Corp. The purchase prices were between $15.28 and $17.48, with an estimated average price of $16.73. The stock is now traded at around $17.66. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.18%. The holding were 33,433 shares as of .

New Purchase: Aptiv PLC (APTV)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. initiated holding in Aptiv PLC. The purchase prices were between $60.42 and $84.27, with an estimated average price of $76.59. The stock is now traded at around $79.78. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.17%. The holding were 6,975 shares as of .

New Purchase: ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. initiated holding in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. The purchase prices were between $59.06 and $67.78, with an estimated average price of $64.68. The stock is now traded at around $68.28. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.14%. The holding were 6,515 shares as of .

New Purchase: Fidelity National Information Services Inc (FIS)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. initiated holding in Fidelity National Information Services Inc. The purchase prices were between $98.31 and $113.1, with an estimated average price of $106.57. The stock is now traded at around $117.80. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.09%. The holding were 2,647 shares as of .

New Purchase: Vanguard Mid-Cap (VO)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. initiated holding in Vanguard Mid-Cap. The purchase prices were between $135.03 and $161.84, with an estimated average price of $153.61. The stock is now traded at around $165.30. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.09%. The holding were 1,771 shares as of .

New Purchase: iShares International Select Dividend (IDV)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. initiated holding in iShares International Select Dividend. The purchase prices were between $28.64 and $32.17, with an estimated average price of $30.8. The stock is now traded at around $31.42. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. The holding were 8,875 shares as of .

Added: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. added to a holding in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd by 24.95%. The purchase prices were between $130.6 and $187.25, with an estimated average price of $167.49. The stock is now traded at around $190.36. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.25%. The holding were 22,361 shares as of .

Added: Exelon Corp (EXC)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. added to a holding in Exelon Corp by 113.22%. The purchase prices were between $44.07 and $50.68, with an estimated average price of $47.68. The stock is now traded at around $49.75. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.13%. The holding were 15,646 shares as of .

Added: IDEXX Laboratories Inc (IDXX)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. added to a holding in IDEXX Laboratories Inc by 91.60%. The purchase prices were between $178.02 and $225.69, with an estimated average price of $206.09. The stock is now traded at around $242.34. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.1%. The holding were 2,874 shares as of .

Added: Constellation Brands Inc (STZ)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. added to a holding in Constellation Brands Inc by 39.64%. The purchase prices were between $150.94 and $175.33, with an estimated average price of $168.34. The stock is now traded at around $209.08. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.06%. The holding were 3,847 shares as of .

Sold Out: Vanguard Real Estate (VNQ)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. sold out a holding in Vanguard Real Estate. The sale prices were between $72.95 and $87.02, with an estimated average price of $82.48.

Sold Out: Vanguard Health Care (VHT)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. sold out a holding in Vanguard Health Care. The sale prices were between $154.88 and $175.58, with an estimated average price of $169.4.

Sold Out: Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. sold out a holding in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets. The sale prices were between $37.67 and $43.15, with an estimated average price of $41.12.

Sold Out: iShares Core S&P Small-Cap (IJR)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. sold out a holding in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap. The sale prices were between $68.34 and $81.18, with an estimated average price of $76.72.

Sold Out: BlackRock Inc (BLK)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. sold out a holding in BlackRock Inc. The sale prices were between $377.98 and $443.77, with an estimated average price of $419.31.

Sold Out: CME Group Inc (CME)

Essex Financial Services, Inc. sold out a holding in CME Group Inc. The sale prices were between $162.58 and $188.12, with an estimated average price of $177.05.

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