RiverFront Investment Group LLC Increases Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

RiverFront Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 9.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,895 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. RiverFront Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $1,021,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 53,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,985,000 after purchasing an additional 1,235 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 13,400.0% in the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 670 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 380,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,756,000 after purchasing an additional 30,751 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,098,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $579,775,000 after purchasing an additional 49,918 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Icon Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $144,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

VOO stock opened at $510.80 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $541.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $539.46. 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 firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a $1.8121 dividend. This is a boost 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.