BLB&B Advisors LLC Grows Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

BLB&B Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 4.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,865 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 299 shares during the quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $3,899,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Paragon Capital Management Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd now owns 628 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Washington Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.1% during the second quarter. Washington Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,593 shares of the company’s stock worth $905,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.5% during the second quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 417 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.1% during the second quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $919,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WFA Asset Management Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 7.2% in the second quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of VOO opened at $625.24 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $442.80 and a 12-month high of $634.13. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $608.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $571.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $778.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 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.