9,068 Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Sold by Montecito Bank & Trust

Montecito Bank & Trust lessened its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 64.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,896 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,068 shares during the quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $3,431,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VOO. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC now owns 3,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,744,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Cacti Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 81.6% in the third quarter. Cacti Asset Management LLC now owns 3,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,513,000 after buying an additional 1,607 shares in the last quarter. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the third quarter worth $110,000. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,097,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atomic Invest LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 5.3% during the second quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 34,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,806,000 after acquiring an additional 1,759 shares in the last quarter.

Key Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street expects the S&P 500 to rise substantially over the next year, supported by strong corporate results and continued AI investment. That outlook favors VOO as a low-cost way to participate in broad market gains. The Stock Market Is Going to Soar, According to Wall Street
• Positive Sentiment: Historically, long-term investors in VOO and comparable S&P 500 ETFs have achieved strong total returns even when investing before or during bear markets, reinforcing the fund’s buy-and-hold appeal. If You’d Invested $10,000 in an S&P 500 ETF During the Last Bear Market
• Positive Sentiment: Deeply oversold market breadth and a potentially favorable seasonal period could trigger an S&P 500 rebound, supporting VOO if the index holds key technical support. S&P 500 Forecast: Oversold Breadth Signals Rally as 7600 Support Nears
• Neutral Sentiment: October trading could be driven by Federal Reserve policy, upcoming economic data, and earnings reports. The S&P 500 has recently moved sideways despite strong second-quarter results and a hawkish Fed. VOO and SPY: Top 3 catalysts for S&P 500 ETFs in October
• Negative Sentiment: A falling forward P/E suggests some investor skepticism, while a break below technical support could lead to a deeper S&P 500 pullback. Higher-return thematic ETFs may also attract investors away from VOO, although they do not alter its underlying holdings. The S&P 500 Is Near an All-Time High but Trading at Its Lowest Valuation in a Year

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

VOO stock traded up $1.49 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $702.35. The stock had a trading volume of 8,174,145 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,742,571. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.04 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $701.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $675.37. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $578.46 and a fifty-two week high of $716.39.

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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.