Ridgecrest Wealth Partners LLC Has $8.31 Million Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Ridgecrest Wealth Partners LLC decreased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 33.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,249 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,798 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up approximately 4.5% of Ridgecrest Wealth Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Ridgecrest Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $8,309,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VOO. Canerector Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 61,151.6% in the 3rd quarter. Canerector Inc. now owns 27,648,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,931,668,000 after acquiring an additional 27,603,817 shares in the last quarter. Kedalion Capital Management LLP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $1,785,972,000. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 543.9% in the 3rd quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,816,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,725,002,000 after acquiring an additional 2,379,395 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 90.8% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,557,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,588,936,000 after acquiring an additional 2,169,548 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 266.9% in the 3rd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 2,499,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,530,478,000 after acquiring an additional 1,818,125 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bullish market leadership from AI and select tech names is lifting the S&P 500, which benefits VOO because it tracks the index. Standout gains in optics and AI-exposed names are cited as contributors to the rally. Lumentum and Coherent Stocks Are the New S&P 500 Standouts. Thank AI Demand.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism and bullish macro targets (e.g., Tom Lee’s forecasts) are supporting flows into broad-market ETFs like VOO as investors position for new all-time highs. S&P 500 At 7,300? Tom Lee Sees Year-End Target In Sight Despite Possibility Of ‘Inflation Shock’
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple consumer and personal-finance pieces continue to recommend VOO as a low-cost, diversified core holding — a steady demand signal for the ETF from long-term investors and retirement accounts. Here’s Why Buying This Vanguard Index Fund Today Could Be the Best Financial Decision You Ever Make
• Neutral Sentiment: VOO is being compared to other ETFs (VGK, SPY, QQQ) in many recent write-ups; these comparisons highlight VOO’s low fees and broad market exposure but also show relative performance differences this year — useful for allocation decisions but not an immediate catalyst. VGK Has Nearly Doubled VOO Returns This Year. Here Is What Investors Should Know
• Neutral Sentiment: General coverage about ETFs and retirement warns savers to watch fees and risk concentration — a reminder that while VOO is broadly recommended, investors should consider fees, allocation, and sequence-of-returns risk. Everyone’s Buying ETFs: Here’s What Retirement Savers Should Watch Out For
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term selling pressure and caution stem from the March CPI release and renewed Middle East tensions; inflation prints or geopolitical escalation could push volatility and weigh on VOO. The S&P Hangs On The Edge As Today’s CPI Report Looms Over Open
• Negative Sentiment: Overnight and pre-market headlines showed futures volatility tied to Iran ceasefire concerns and CPI uncertainty; such macro noise can produce short-term outflows from broad ETFs like VOO. Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Futures Fall Ahead Of March CPI As Trump Says Iran Isn’t Upholding Ceasefire

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VOO opened at $624.60 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $467.33 and a 1 year high of $641.81. The firm has a market cap of $854.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $619.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $622.39.

About Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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.