Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Shares Sold by Carret Asset Management LLC

Carret Asset Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 87.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 565 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,966 shares during the quarter. Carret Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $247,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 23,203,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,135,441,000 after buying an additional 383,340 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,606,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,484,825,000 after buying an additional 1,231,615 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 850.0% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 8,877,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,877,908,000 after buying an additional 7,943,467 shares during the period. Acorns Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 7,796,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,061,839,000 after buying an additional 63,167 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 48,075.4% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 5,158,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,253,284,000 after buying an additional 5,147,910 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOO traded down $4.00 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $460.50. 2,673,955 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,508,473. The firm has a market cap of $417.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $470.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $439.62. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52-week low of $370.92 and a 52-week high of $483.23.

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.