Financial Counselors Inc. Buys 18,202 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Financial Counselors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 19.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 112,582 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,202 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for 0.9% of Financial Counselors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $60,660,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 22,099.4% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 36,046,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,422,195,000 after purchasing an additional 35,884,088 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $14,232,829,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 62,488.2% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 10,009,729 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,393,342,000 after buying an additional 9,993,736 shares during the last quarter. Kedalion Capital Management LLP bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,424,795,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,924,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,624,419,000 after buying an additional 2,879,321 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of VOO opened at $530.65 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $543.16 and a 200 day moving average of $539.64. The company has a market capitalization of $1.50 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01. 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 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.