Retirement Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO – Free Report) by 1.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 516,923 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,390 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises 8.3% of Retirement Planning Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $362,290,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 33,635,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,099,155,000 after acquiring an additional 2,049,100 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in 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 acquiring an additional 354,072 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in 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 acquiring an additional 142,360 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $2,773,246,000 after acquiring an additional 314,829 shares during the period. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 15.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 522,562 shares during the period.
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance
Shares of NYSEARCA VOO opened at $706.80 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.04 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a one year low of $578.46 and a one year high of $718.47. The company’s fifty day moving average is $706.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $686.03.
Key Headlines Impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley strategist Mike Wilson said the market correction may be nearly over and projected the S&P 500 could reach 8,500 by mid-2027, providing a bullish catalyst for VOO. Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson Says Market Correction Nearly Over, Sees S&P 500 Hitting 8,500
- Positive Sentiment: Historical data shows the S&P 500 rose one year after all 19 midterm elections since 1950 and gained in the two weeks before 14 of those elections, supporting a buy-and-hold case for VOO. Should You Wait Until After the Midterm Elections to Buy the S&P 500?
- Positive Sentiment: Long-term performance data highlighted VOO’s 320.81% ten-year return versus 139.56% for VXUS, reinforcing demand for U.S. equity exposure. VOO Returned 320.81% Over Ten Years Against VXUS’s 139.56%
- Positive Sentiment: TD Waterhouse Canada and Parisi Gray Wealth Management both increased their VOO holdings, signaling continued institutional interest, although the purchases are too small to materially affect the ETF. TD Waterhouse Canada Buys VOO Shares
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are looking to upcoming corporate earnings to determine whether the bull market can resume, with traders focused on an important S&P 500 technical level. Investors Look to Earnings to Reset the Bull Market
- Neutral Sentiment: Historical analysis of investing consistently in VOO shows that regular contributions, including during market downturns, can build substantial wealth over time; it does not provide a direct near-term catalyst. How Long Does It Take to Build a Million-Dollar Portfolio by Investing in VOO?
- Negative Sentiment: AI-related companies reportedly represented nearly 49% of the S&P 500’s market value, raising concentration and valuation risks for VOO if the AI trade reverses. AI Swings Rock the S&P 500
- Negative Sentiment: Early Tuesday futures leaned lower as markets prepared for major earnings, housing data and continued tensions involving Iran and Western allies, creating short-term pressure on broad U.S. equities. Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
- Negative Sentiment: Commentary comparing today’s AI-driven rally with 1987’s Black Monday warned that a similar crash could erase more than 1,500 S&P 500 points and over $13 trillion in market value. A Repeat of Black Monday Could Send the S&P 500 Down
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.
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