Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Newly Purchased by Polaris Financial Partners

Polaris Financial Partners purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 6,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,361,000. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises about 2.0% of Polaris Financial Partners’ holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 496.2% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 21,356,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,393,573,000 after purchasing an additional 17,774,521 shares during the period. USS Investment Management Ltd raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 3,088,758 shares during the period. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,663,903,000. Macquarie Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 693.1% during the 4th quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 2,371,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,486,932,000 after purchasing an additional 2,072,056 shares during the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of 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.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of VOO stock traded up $5.19 on Friday, hitting $707.54. 6,602,265 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,732,612. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a one year low of $578.46 and a one year high of $716.39. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $702.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $676.02.

More Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Stocks received support from retreating oil prices and rising S&P 500 futures ahead of the employment report. Lower energy costs can ease inflation concerns, although elevated Treasury yields remain a counterweight. S&P500: Futures Rise as Oil Retreats Before Payrolls
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts argue that strong corporate earnings, continued artificial-intelligence investment, seasonal strength and historically favorable post-midterm trends could keep the equity rally going despite higher interest rates. This supports VOO’s broad-market exposure. Why Stocks Could Defy Higher Rates
• Positive Sentiment: Oversold market breadth and expectations for a technical rebound are adding to near-term optimism, while commentary highlights strong demand for leading technology companies such as Nvidia, Alphabet and Amazon—major types of holdings represented in VOO. S&P 500 Forecast
• Neutral Sentiment: Citadel strategist Scott Rubner sees a historical basis for a fourth-quarter rally, but he notes that a key condition behind past midterm-year rallies has not occurred this year, making the seasonal signal less reliable. Citadel’s Strategist Says History Favors a Year-End Rally
• Negative Sentiment: Higher Treasury yields and investor caution about elevated valuations could limit VOO’s upside. Financial stocks are also lagging the S&P 500 sharply, creating a headwind for the ETF’s diversified holdings, even as bank profits improve. Bank Stocks Are Lagging the S&P 500

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.