Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Sold by Freestate Advisors LLC

Freestate Advisors LLC lowered its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 24,915 shares of the company’s stock after selling 894 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises about 13.3% of Freestate Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Freestate Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $17,462,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VOO. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 33,635,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,099,155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049,100 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 27,441,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,397,406,000 after purchasing an additional 354,072 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 496.2% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 21,356,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,393,573,000 after purchasing an additional 17,774,521 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,822,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,432,569,000 after buying an additional 142,360 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.5% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,037,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,773,246,000 after buying an additional 314,829 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Investors and analysts continue to support holding VOO as a low-cost way to own 500 leading U.S. companies. One long-term investor argues that staying invested through tariff-related volatility produced better results than waiting for uncertainty to disappear. I’ve Owned the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF for 6 Years. Here’s Why I’m Not Selling Waited Two Months After the Tariff Crash to Buy VOO
• Positive Sentiment: The S&P 500 has reached record highs, and one market expert believes the multiyear bull market still has room to run. Optimistic forecasts also suggest the index could reach 10,000 by the end of 2027, supporting the long-term outlook for VOO. S&P 500 Hits New Highs Ahead of Four-Year Bull Market Anniversary Prediction: The S&P 500 Will Hit 10,000 in 2027
• Positive Sentiment: Historical analysis favors remaining invested during strong market periods, while Peter Lynch’s endorsement of index funds reinforces VOO’s appeal for investors seeking diversification and a simple long-term strategy. Peter Lynch Beat the Market for 13 Years, Then Said Most Investors Should Just Buy an Index Fund

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VOO opened at $715.59 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $706.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $679.91. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $578.46 and a fifty-two week high of $718.47. The company has a market cap of $1.05 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

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.