Verity Asset Management Inc. Reduces Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Verity Asset Management Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 50.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,087 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,107 shares during the period. Verity Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $617,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,602,000 after purchasing an additional 2,112 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 4,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,581,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the first quarter worth about $421,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.0% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 67,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,823,000 after buying an additional 2,587 shares during the period. Finally, HM Payson & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 12.5% during the first quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 2,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,000 after buying an additional 264 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of VOO stock opened at $627.04 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $780.29 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a 50-day moving average of $608.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of $573.08. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $442.80 and a 1-year high of $634.13.

About Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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.