Lazard Asset Management LLC Decreases Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Lazard Asset Management LLC decreased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 30.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 8,498 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,737 shares during the quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $5,078,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,602,000 after acquiring an additional 2,112 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 4,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,581,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $87,000. Wellington Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the second quarter worth $332,000. Finally, United Bank purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the second quarter valued at about $264,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $686.65 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $978.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $569.29 and a 12-month high of $699.15. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $685.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $652.85.

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