Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Purchased by J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc.

J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 19.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 6,231 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,015 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for 0.8% of J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $4,374,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parthenon LLC grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Parthenon LLC now owns 16,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,307,000 after acquiring an additional 814 shares in the last quarter. Sepio Capital LP increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 11.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sepio Capital LP now owns 220,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,298,000 after purchasing an additional 22,665 shares during the period. Bill Few Associates Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 30.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bill Few Associates Inc. now owns 13,143 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,026,000 after purchasing an additional 3,064 shares during the period. Glassman Wealth Services increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Glassman Wealth Services now owns 288,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,121,000 after purchasing an additional 2,991 shares during the period. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 297,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,153,000 after purchasing an additional 10,585 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

VOO stock opened at $675.99 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.02 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $704.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $671.31. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $578.46 and a 52 week high of $718.47.

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.