Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) is Wedbush Securities Inc.’s Largest Position

Wedbush Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 594,396 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,683 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for 11.4% of Wedbush Securities Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Wedbush Securities Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF worth $320,267,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VOO. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 185.0% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 57 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 166.7% during the 4th quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 80 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Urban Financial Advisory Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Sherman Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $52,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Down 5.8 %

Shares of VOO stock opened at $465.52 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $536.06 and its 200 day moving average is $539.09. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a twelve month low of $453.90 and a twelve month high of $563.92.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a $1.8121 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th.

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.