Welch Group LLC Reduces Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Welch Group LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 9.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 7,617 shares of the company’s stock after selling 770 shares during the period. Welch Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $4,121,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VOO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $12,624,419,000 after acquiring an additional 2,879,321 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 23,383,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,338,681,000 after purchasing an additional 277,818 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 57,975.9% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 7,915,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,176,904,000 after purchasing an additional 7,902,121 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,474,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,833,375,000 after buying an additional 21,745 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,152,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,663,426,000 after buying an additional 21,140 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of VOO stock opened at $549.70 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $549.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $530.09. The stock has a market cap of $498.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.04 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $450.54 and a 12 month high of $561.66.

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.