Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO is William Marsh Rice University’s Largest Position

William Marsh Rice University increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 75.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 204,415 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 87,616 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises approximately 63.0% of William Marsh Rice University’s portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. William Marsh Rice University’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $128,195,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Front Row Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 900.0% in the 2nd quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC now owns 50 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Clear Investment Research LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the third quarter worth $29,000. Corundum Trust Company INC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the third quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the third quarter worth $41,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VOO opened at $597.55 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $623.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $622.46. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a one year low of $442.80 and a one year high of $641.81. The company has a market capitalization of $799.65 billion, a P/E 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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.