GFS Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

GFS Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 1.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,360 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the quarter. GFS Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $773,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 807,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,080,000 after acquiring an additional 7,255 shares during the last quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 66.3% during the second quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,281,000 after purchasing an additional 3,707 shares during the period. CRA Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 12.6% during the second quarter. CRA Financial Services LLC now owns 15,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,852,000 after purchasing an additional 1,745 shares during the period. Retirement Solution LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 31.2% during the first quarter. Retirement Solution LLC now owns 1,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $838,000 after purchasing an additional 388 shares during the period. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 16.0% during the first quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 154,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,230,000 after purchasing an additional 21,254 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 2.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA VOO opened at $600.51 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $599.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $558.73. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $442.80 and a 1-year high of $619.60. The firm has a market cap of $747.28 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.