Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Grows Stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,848 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,068 shares during the quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $13,927,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Down 2.0 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $510.80 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $541.51 and a 200 day moving average of $539.46. The company has a market capitalization of $1.44 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 business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a $1.8121 dividend. 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 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.