Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Sold by Baird Financial Group Inc.

Baird Financial Group Inc. reduced its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 2.1% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 860,550 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,317 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up approximately 0.9% of Baird Financial Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Baird Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $442,245,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 807,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,080,000 after acquiring an additional 7,255 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Solution LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 31.2% in the first quarter. Retirement Solution LLC now owns 1,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $838,000 after acquiring an additional 388 shares in the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 16.0% in the first quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 154,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,230,000 after buying an additional 21,254 shares in the last quarter. Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.4% in the first quarter. Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp now owns 6,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,247,000 after buying an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the first quarter valued at $264,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $593.08 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $442.80 and a 1-year high of $597.07. The stock has a market cap of $712.60 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $579.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $543.93.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Company 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.