SBK Financial Inc. Purchases 19,124 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

SBK Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 52.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 55,861 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,124 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for approximately 18.6% of SBK Financial Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. SBK Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $39,150,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 33,635,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,099,155,000 after acquiring an additional 2,049,100 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 27,441,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,397,406,000 after purchasing an additional 354,072 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,822,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,432,569,000 after purchasing an additional 142,360 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,037,865 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,773,246,000 after purchasing an additional 314,829 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 15.6% during the second quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 3,880,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,665,337,000 after purchasing an additional 522,562 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VOO traded up $2.02 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $675.99. 11,764,068 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,471,438. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $578.46 and a 52 week high of $718.47. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $704.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $671.31. The company has a market cap of $1.02 trillion, a price-to-earnings 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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.