Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Purchased by Kovack Advisors Inc.

Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 36,135 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,195 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises about 2.0% of Kovack Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $20,526,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Afbi LP bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the first quarter valued at about $20,494,431,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 23.9% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 29,230,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,021,878,000 after purchasing an additional 5,647,924 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 601,326.3% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 4,113,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,336,737,000 after purchasing an additional 4,113,072 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 5.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 34,450,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,704,584,000 after purchasing an additional 1,933,389 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 101.5% in the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 2,789,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,433,558,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405,030 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of VOO stock opened at $625.24 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a one year low of $442.80 and a one year high of $634.13. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $608.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $571.00. The stock has a market cap of $778.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 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.