Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Shares Acquired by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 52.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 72,439 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,921 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $39,031,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 22,099.4% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 36,046,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,422,195,000 after acquiring an additional 35,884,088 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,517,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,520,679,000 after purchasing an additional 2,516,003 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $14,232,829,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 13.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,924,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,624,419,000 after buying an additional 2,879,321 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $9,202,879,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 2.0 %

NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $510.80 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $541.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $539.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $453.90 and a 1-year high of $563.92.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a $1.8121 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th.

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.