CENTRAL TRUST Co Boosts Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 13.1% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 85,046 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,851 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up 1.1% of CENTRAL TRUST Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $43,706,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VOO. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 1,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $899,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $232,000. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,602,000 after buying an additional 2,112 shares during the last quarter. Clear Point Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Clear Point Advisors Inc. now owns 2,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,168,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 185.0% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 57 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $549.35 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $524.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $533.66. The company has a market cap of $1.55 trillion, a P/E ratio of 25.72 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $442.80 and a 12-month high of $563.92.

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.