Capital Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO – Free Report) by 11.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,666 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,153 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up 1.7% of Capital Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Capital Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $8,012,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOO. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 33,635,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,099,155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049,100 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 29,347,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,404,737,000 after purchasing an additional 1,019,492 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 27,441,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,397,406,000 after purchasing an additional 354,072 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 496.2% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 21,356,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,393,573,000 after purchasing an additional 17,774,521 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 14,071,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,824,761,000 after buying an additional 605,867 shares during the period.
Key Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News
Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Strong market momentum could support VOO. The S&P 500 gained 2.6% in August and is up 12.3% in 2026, helped by corporate earnings and expectations that the index could overcome its historically weak September seasonality. Why the S&P 500 could defy the September Effect this year
- Positive Sentiment: VOO’s broad exposure continues to offer investors participation in long-term U.S. economic and corporate growth. Historical returns and regular contributions are highlighted as reasons the ETF remains attractive for long-term investors. If You’d Invested $5,000 in VOO a Decade Ago
- Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia represents about 7.6% of VOO, giving shareholders meaningful exposure to artificial-intelligence and semiconductor growth, although specialized Vanguard funds provide even greater Nvidia concentration. Nvidia Is 7.6% of VOO
- Neutral Sentiment: SpaceX’s reported public listing does not immediately add the company to VOO because of S&P 500 eligibility rules. The potential future addition could provide another growth holding, but it is not an immediate catalyst. Why SpaceX Stays Out of VOO Until 2027
- Negative Sentiment: VOO has become increasingly concentrated in its largest constituents, increasing the fund’s sensitivity to setbacks in mega-cap technology and AI stocks despite its broad-index structure. Vanguard’s $1 Trillion VOO Has Never Been This Concentrated
- Negative Sentiment: High S&P 500 valuations, including a historically elevated CAPE ratio, raise concerns that future returns may be more moderate and that the market is vulnerable to a pullback. The Stock Market Is Flashing a Major Red Flag
- Negative Sentiment: Higher Treasury yields, rising oil prices and geopolitical tensions are pressuring equities and could weigh particularly heavily on VOO’s growth-oriented technology holdings. S&P 500 Forecast: Sellers Take Control as Oil Risk Returns
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance
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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.
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