Schroder Investment Management Group Buys 94,716 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Schroder Investment Management Group grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 8.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,239,165 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 94,716 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up approximately 0.6% of Schroder Investment Management Group’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Schroder Investment Management Group’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $670,376,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 185.0% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 57 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Urban Financial Advisory Corp bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the third quarter worth about $51,000. Sherman Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $52,000. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of VOO opened at $510.80 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $541.51 and its 200-day moving average is $539.71. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $453.90 and a 12 month high of $563.92.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a $1.8121 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78.

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.