Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO is California Public Employees Retirement System’s Largest Position

California Public Employees Retirement System increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 6.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,635,939 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,049,100 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up about 12.4% of California Public Employees Retirement System’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. California Public Employees Retirement System’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $20,099,155,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in shares of 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 worth $13,393,573,000 after buying an additional 17,774,521 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,872,697,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 164.7% in the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 6,615,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,148,950,000 after acquiring an additional 4,116,545 shares in the last quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 760.0% during the 1st quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd now owns 3,495,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,089,023,000 after acquiring an additional 3,088,758 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 430.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,559,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,232,125,000 after purchasing an additional 2,888,064 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOO opened at $683.17 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $685.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $649.41. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $569.29 and a fifty-two week high of $699.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $973.92 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

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.