Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Stake Boosted by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 8.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,494 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,163 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $7,810,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VOO. Silver Lake Advisory LLC bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $25,119,000. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 1,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $734,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 22.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 745 shares of the company’s stock worth $373,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $5,590,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 80.4% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 36,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,097,000 after acquiring an additional 16,129 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $559.01 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $506.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.04 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $443.75 and a 1 year high of $561.66. The business has a fifty day moving average of $548.56 and a 200-day moving average of $528.61.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 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.