30,307 Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Sold by Busey Bank

Busey Bank cut its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 78.1% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 8,485 shares of the company’s stock after selling 30,307 shares during the period. Busey Bank’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $5,947,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VOO. USS Investment Management Ltd boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 760.0% in the first quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd now owns 3,495,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,089,023,000 after purchasing an additional 3,088,758 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 33,635,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,099,155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049,100 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $949,385,000. Alberta Investment Management Corp raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 15.6% during the 2nd quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 3,880,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,665,337,000 after buying an additional 522,562 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 27,441,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,397,406,000 after buying an additional 354,072 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VOO opened at $694.81 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.02 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $578.46 and a 1-year high of $718.47. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $705.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $669.95.

Key Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

• Positive Sentiment: S&P 500 companies posted estimated third-quarter earnings growth of 29.5%, marking an unusually strong run of three consecutive quarters with growth above 25%. Sustained earnings momentum could support the underlying holdings of VOO if it continues. Here’s What the S&P 500 Did the Last 2 Times Its Earnings Grew 25%-Plus for 3 Straight Quarters
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term performance data continues to favor low-cost index investing: a hypothetical S&P 500 investment since 1988 grew substantially more when dividends were reinvested. This supports VOO’s appeal as a diversified, dividend-reinvesting core portfolio holding, though it does not remove short-term market risk. The S&P 500 Rose 30-Fold Since 1988. Reinvested Dividends Made It 67-Fold.
• Neutral Sentiment: Okta’s addition to the S&P 500 and Kenvue’s departure will trigger index-related buying and selling. The changes may modestly alter VOO’s holdings, but the effect on the fund should be limited because each company represents only a small portion of the index. Okta Stock Can Find More Buyers as It Joins the S&P 500
• Neutral Sentiment: Monthly moving-average data showed defensive signals in related trend-following portfolios. While this may encourage caution among technical investors, it does not represent a fundamental change to VOO’s holdings. Moving Averages of the Ivy Portfolio and S&P 500: October 2026
• Negative Sentiment: The S&P 500 fell for a third consecutive week following a technology-sector sell-off. Because VOO closely tracks the index and has significant exposure to large technology companies, continued weakness in those stocks is the main reason the ETF has decreased. S&P 500 Snapshot: Stocks Edge Lower for 3rd Straight Week
• Negative Sentiment: Market sentiment remained in the “Fear” zone as Alphabet shares dropped and the S&P 500 ended a short rally. The cautious backdrop can pressure broad index ETFs such as VOO, particularly when investors reduce exposure to high-valuation technology stocks. S&P 500 Ends Three-Day Surge as Alphabet Shares Plunge

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.