Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 51.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,705 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,929 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises 1.5% of Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $3,241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VOO. Atala Financial Inc bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 800.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 72 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Up 0.8%

NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $622.55 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $604.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $566.43. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $442.80 and a 52 week high of $623.79. The company has a market cap of $774.71 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.