Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Stock Bought by Factory Mutual Insurance Co.

Factory Mutual Insurance Co. increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 85.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 269,591 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 124,591 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for 1.7% of Factory Mutual Insurance Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Factory Mutual Insurance Co.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $188,946,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gallagher Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Gallagher Capital Advisors LLC now owns 878 shares of the company’s stock worth $616,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 20.8% during the second quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 87 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Spinnaker Trust increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 3,643 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,502,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 5.1% during the third quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 310 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, PMG Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. PMG Family Office LLC now owns 967 shares of the company’s stock worth $678,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of VOO opened at $693.54 on Wednesday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $578.46 and a 12-month high of $718.47. The business’s fifty day moving average is $705.29 and its 200 day moving average is $670.51. The stock has a market cap of $1.02 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Key Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Although the S&P 500 fell in both September and October, each decline was less than 1%. In 12 of the 16 previous instances since 1950, the index rose over November and December—a potentially supportive historical pattern, though not a guarantee. Article: S&P 500 declines in September and October
• Positive Sentiment: October ETF flows favored broad-market equity funds, and Bank Julius Baer increased its VOO position by 83.3% in the third quarter. These suggest investor demand, though the reported institutional holding is only one data point. Article: October ETF Asset Report Article: Bank Julius Baer increased its VOO position
• Neutral Sentiment: Equal-weight S&P 500 stocks substantially outperformed the index in October, a sign of market rotation away from the largest companies. That may indicate broader participation, but could leave a market-cap-weighted fund like VOO lagging if the trend persists. Article: Equal-weight index outperformance
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. stock futures leaned lower amid midterm-election uncertainty and mixed signals about a possible U.S.-Iran ceasefire, creating near-term risk for the broad market. Article: S&P 500 futures and market uncertainty
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns about possible accounting issues behind AI-related earnings growth, alongside warnings that technology stocks may face further losses, could pressure major S&P 500 constituents and weigh on VOO. Article: Accounting concerns behind S&P 500 profits Article: Risks for tech and broader-market ETFs

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Company 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.