Blair William & Co. IL Acquires 14,962 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Blair William & Co. IL lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 6.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 255,034 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,962 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $137,415,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 185.0% during the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 57 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Urban Financial Advisory Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $51,000. Sherman Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $52,000. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter worth $53,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Down 1.2 %

NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $524.46 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $542.75 and a 200 day moving average of $539.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.48 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $453.90 and a 52 week high of $563.92.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a dividend of $1.8121 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th.

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.