Rathbones Group PLC Purchases 3,327 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Rathbones Group PLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 105,402 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,327 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $56,792,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 22,099.4% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 36,046,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,422,195,000 after purchasing an additional 35,884,088 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,517,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,520,679,000 after purchasing an additional 2,516,003 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $14,232,829,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 13.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,924,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,624,419,000 after acquiring an additional 2,879,321 shares during the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $9,202,879,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 5.8 %

VOO stock opened at $465.52 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $536.06 and its 200 day moving average is $539.41. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $444.02 and a 1-year high of $563.92.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a dividend of $1.8121 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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.