West Financial Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

West Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 14.5% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 161,020 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,414 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up 16.3% of West Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. West Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $98,605,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,602,000 after acquiring an additional 2,112 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 4,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,581,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 255.4% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,566 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,319,000 after purchasing an additional 1,844 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the first quarter valued at about $9,966,000. Finally, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 12.6% during the 1st quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 4,096 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,105,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOO opened at $629.73 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $783.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $442.80 and a 52 week high of $634.13. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $621.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $598.11.

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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.