Bank of New York Mellon Corp Grows Stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 430.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,559,269 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,888,064 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $2,232,125,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VOO. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 39,068,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,501,033,000 after buying an additional 1,141,931 shares during the period. Canerector Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 61,151.6% in the third 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 during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 25,959,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,896,927,000 after acquiring an additional 75,400 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 14,071,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,824,761,000 after acquiring an additional 605,867 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acorns Advisers LLC increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 8,995,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,508,763,000 after purchasing an additional 148,366 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $698.26 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $648.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $634.92. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a one year low of $543.34 and a one year high of $699.15. The firm has a market cap of $954.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

More Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

• Positive Sentiment: The S&P 500 posted a record-setting winning streak and closed at new highs for multiple sessions, which supports VOO because it tracks the index and rises when the market advances. S&P 500 Posts Longest Winning Streak in a Year
• Positive Sentiment: Chip stocks surged and helped push U.S. indices to record levels, reinforcing the current AI-driven rally that is supporting large-cap exposure in VOO. S&P500: US Stocks Climb to Records as Chip Rally Powers Stock Market
• Positive Sentiment: VOO remains a favored core market holding and has benefited from the 2026 rally, with investors still drawn to its low-cost exposure to the S&P 500. VOO Investors: Watch These 2 Signals Before Summer
• Positive Sentiment: Persistent S&P 500 strength and multiple new record highs continue to favor VOO, which rises when the benchmark index advances. S&P 500 Snapshot: Win Streak Continues With Multiple Record Highs
• Neutral Sentiment: VOO was highlighted as edging higher despite oil-price pressure and geopolitical tensions, suggesting the ETF remains resilient even as macro risks stay in the background. VOO Edges Higher Despite Rising Oil Prices and Middle East Tensions
• Negative Sentiment: Some traders are warning that higher Treasury yields and stretched technical conditions could trigger short-term profit-taking in the S&P 500, which would also weigh on VOO. 2 Technical Threats That Could Invite S&P 500 Profit Taking
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet’s large AI spending plan raised some concerns about earnings efficiency, briefly denting sentiment for the broader market and tech-heavy portions of the index. S&P500: US Stocks Ease From Highs as Alphabet AI Spending Raises Questions

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