Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Hits New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $634.27 and last traded at $634.4560, with a volume of 1784906 shares. The stock had previously closed at $632.67.

Key Stores Impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: S&P 500 hit record closes and extended its winning streak, led by technology names such as Nvidia and Broadcom — a direct positive for VOO since it tracks the index. S&P 500 Hits Record on Fourth Straight Up Day
• Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment measures moved further into the “Greed” zone, signaling broad risk appetite that favors index exposure in VOO. S&P 500 Hits Record Close: Investor Sentiment Improves Further, Fear Index Remains In ‘Greed’ Zone
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street strategists remain cautiously optimistic on the S&P 500’s upside into 2026, which underpins demand for broad-market ETFs like VOO. S&P 500 forecast: could 2026 be its fourth straight year of double-digit gains?
• Neutral Sentiment: Markets are unusually quiet on Christmas Eve with a holiday-shortened session and early closes — reduces trading volume and the chance of large, sustained moves. NASDAQ Index, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Forecasts – US Indices Quiet on Christmas Eve
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre-market daily updates show only very small overnight moves for VOO, reflecting a steady but low-activity tape. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Daily Update, 12/24/2025
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. futures slipped early on Christmas Eve despite some strong economic data, creating short-term downside risk if sellers pick up momentum. Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Futures Drop On Christmas Eve Despite Strong Q3 GDP Report
• Negative Sentiment: Very light intraday volume (well below average) increases the risk of volatile spikes and makes moves less reliable as signals for longer-term conviction.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 0.4%

The company has a 50-day moving average of $622.10 and a 200-day moving average of $598.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $790.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Wealth Alliance LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.9% in the second quarter. Capital Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 7,919 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,498,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 21.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 15,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,271,000 after buying an additional 2,680 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 30.9% in the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 28,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,515,000 after buying an additional 6,748 shares during the last quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 66.3% in the 2nd quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,281,000 after acquiring an additional 3,707 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CRA Financial Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 12.6% in the 2nd quarter. CRA Financial Services LLC now owns 15,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,852,000 after purchasing an additional 1,745 shares during the period.

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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.