Carson Advisory Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Carson Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 11.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 875 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 87 shares during the quarter. Carson Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $472,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $19,422,195,000 after acquiring an additional 35,884,088 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $14,232,829,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 13.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,924,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,624,419,000 after purchasing an additional 2,879,321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $9,202,879,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VOO opened at $490.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.38 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $525.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $536.93. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52-week low of $442.80 and a 52-week 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 paid a dividend of $1.8121 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78.

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.