Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Sold by First Financial Corp IN

First Financial Corp IN lessened its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 2.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 50,976 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,259 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises about 12.7% of First Financial Corp IN’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. First Financial Corp IN’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $35,727,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 33,635,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,099,155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049,100 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 27,441,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,397,406,000 after purchasing an additional 354,072 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 496.2% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 21,356,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,393,573,000 after purchasing an additional 17,774,521 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,822,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,432,569,000 after purchasing an additional 142,360 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,037,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,773,246,000 after purchasing an additional 314,829 shares in the last quarter.

Trending Headlines about Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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

• Positive Sentiment: The S&P 500’s bull market has more than doubled the index from its October 2022 low. Continued momentum and a long history of compounding returns support the long-term case for VOO, particularly for investors using regular contributions. Jim Cramer says investors keep making this costly mistake as S&P 500 surges 118% If You Invest $5,000 in VOO Today, Here’s What History Says It Could Be Worth in 20 Years
• Positive Sentiment: Seasonal and historical analysis suggests October could remain supportive for S&P 500 bulls. The index also recently reached a record high, helping sustain positive sentiment toward VOO. 3 Reasons Why October Could Be Kind to S&P 500 Bulls
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are watching third-quarter bank earnings, inflation data, Treasury yields and energy prices for the next market catalyst. These developments could either reinforce VOO’s advance or increase volatility. S&P 500 futures muted as investors await big bank earnings; chip weakness weighs Top 3 catalysts for the S&P 500 Index this week
• Negative Sentiment: Pre-market conditions were subdued as weakness in semiconductor stocks offset optimism ahead of bank earnings, limiting immediate upside for VOO. S&P 500 futures muted as investors await big bank earnings; chip weakness weighs
• Negative Sentiment: Market gains remain unusually narrow, with many S&P 500 constituents declining despite the index’s strength. This raises concerns that VOO’s performance depends heavily on a small group of mega-cap companies. Wall Street’s big but narrow rally
• Negative Sentiment: Analysis highlights concentration risk in VOO, including substantial exposure to a leading chipmaker and other AI-related companies. A pullback in these holdings could disproportionately pressure the ETF. You Bought VOO to Own the S&P 500. On $500,000, One Chipmaker Is $40,400 of It

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

VOO traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $715.20. 4,948,496 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,589,723. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $578.46 and a fifty-two week high of $718.47. The company has a market cap of $1.05 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $706.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $681.24.

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.