Sigma Planning Corp Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Sigma Planning Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 80,619 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 859 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises 1.4% of Sigma Planning Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $50,506,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 747,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,887,000 after acquiring an additional 2,291 shares in the last quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 44,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,016,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. RCW Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $666,000. Activest Wealth Management lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 23,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,007,000 after acquiring an additional 2,503 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,631,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 1.0%

VOO opened at $660.58 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $903.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $511.10 and a 12 month high of $661.77. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $624.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $626.02.

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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.