WoodTrust Financial Corp Invests $11.87 Million in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

WoodTrust Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 19,382 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,869,000. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for 1.4% of WoodTrust Financial Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 601,326.3% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 4,113,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,336,737,000 after acquiring an additional 4,113,072 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 17.9% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 25,883,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,702,804,000 after purchasing an additional 3,931,698 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,763,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,883,043,000 after buying an additional 2,313,230 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 59,094.6% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,313,917 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,314,374,000 after buying an additional 2,310,008 shares during the period. Finally, Soundwatch Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 16,553.7% during the second quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC now owns 2,196,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,247,655,000 after acquiring an additional 2,183,270 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $636.09 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $442.80 and a 1 year high of $640.16. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $626.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $607.93. The stock has a market cap of $851.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Trending Headlines about Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. indices continued to trend higher in early trading, supporting broad ETF demand and helping VOO’s intraday lift. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Futures and sector rallies (notably chipmakers/tech) boosted market sentiment, a tailwind for the S&P 500 exposure VOO provides. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Daily updates showed modest pre‑market gains for VOO on Jan. 15–16 tied to upbeat earnings and market momentum, which can attract incremental inflows into large S&P 500 ETFs. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Strong industry results and ETF flows at competitors (BlackRock hitting record $14T AUM) signal continued investor interest in large passive equity products, indirectly supportive of VOO. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles comparing VOO with SPY highlight fee, structure and trading differences that can influence long‑term flows between the funds but aren’t an immediate catalyst for VOO’s price. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Stock‑specific sell recommendations inside the S&P 500 may pressure individual components, but unless large and concentrated they’re unlikely to meaningfully change VOO’s overall exposure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Earlier inflation and retail‑sales releases pressured the index and contributed to a pullback in VOO as investors trimmed positions after a strong run toward the 52‑week high. Read More.

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.