Fisher Asset Management LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 0.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,551,244 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,066 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $972,832,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EWA LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. EWA LLC now owns 4,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,983,000 after buying an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,748,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the period. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 3,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,086,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the period. Midwest Heritage Bank FSB raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Midwest Heritage Bank FSB now owns 2,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,601,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the period. Finally, Nautilus Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Nautilus Advisors LLC now owns 693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $425,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

VOO stock opened at $685.55 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $937.35 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $529.11 and a 12-month high of $689.10. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $638.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $631.96.

Key Headlines Impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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

• Positive Sentiment: The S&P 500 is extending a strong multi-week run, which supports VOO because the ETF directly tracks the index. Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Nears Longest Winning Streak Since 2023
• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its year-end S&P 500 target on strong consumer spending and robust AI/data-center demand, a bullish backdrop for broad-market funds like VOO. UBS Global Wealth Management lifts S&P 500 target on strong consumer spending, AI demand
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts say strong earnings growth and AI spending could give the S&P 500 more room to run, which can lift VOO alongside the index. Strong Earnings Growth Is Giving the S&P 500 More Room to Run
• Positive Sentiment: VOO remains a popular core holding, and recent commentary highlights strong inflows and rising assets under management, reinforcing demand for the fund. Why VOO stock is rising as US bond yields soar and AUM nears $1 trillion
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles simply reiterate VOO’s structure and role as a low-cost S&P 500 tracker, with no direct new catalyst for the ETF. Should Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF Shares (VOO) Be on Your Investing Radar?
• Negative Sentiment: One comparison piece argues investors could choose a similar S&P 500 ETF with a narrower bid-ask spread, which may slightly pressure VOO from a competition standpoint, though the impact is likely limited. Forget VOO: This iShares S&P 500 ETF Pays Distributions on the Same Day at Half the Bid Ask Spread

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.