25,429 Shares in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Purchased by Independent Financial Group LLC

Independent Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 25,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,195,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VOO. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 496.2% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 21,356,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,393,573,000 after acquiring an additional 17,774,521 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 21.7% in the fourth quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 31,586,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,809,054,000 after acquiring an additional 5,627,587 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter worth $2,872,697,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 164.7% during the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 6,615,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,148,950,000 after purchasing an additional 4,116,545 shares during the last quarter. Finally, USS Investment Management Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 760.0% during the first quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd now owns 3,495,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,089,023,000 after purchasing an additional 3,088,758 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VOO opened at $690.14 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $569.29 and a 1 year high of $699.15. The company has a market capitalization of $983.86 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $685.02 and a 200 day moving average of $649.17.

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.