Lawood & Co. Purchases 1,074 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Lawood & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 14.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,590 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,074 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up about 3.6% of Lawood & Co.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Lawood & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $6,020,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,049,100 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 27,441,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,397,406,000 after acquiring an additional 354,072 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 17,774,521 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,822,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,432,569,000 after purchasing an additional 142,360 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,037,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,773,246,000 after purchasing an additional 314,829 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of VOO traded up $3.79 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $715.08. The company had a trading volume of 2,371,939 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,623,337. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $578.46 and a 1-year high of $718.47. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $705.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $679.66. The stock has a market cap of $1.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

More Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank expects S&P 500 third-quarter earnings growth to remain near a record 34%, well above the 27% consensus estimate. Continued artificial-intelligence demand and a cyclical recovery could support additional gains for VOO. Deutsche Bank sees S&P 500 earnings growth holding at record in Q3
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts surveyed by CNBC anticipate nearly 30% year-over-year S&P 500 earnings growth in the third quarter. Healthy profit growth beyond the largest technology companies broadens the potential support for VOO. Here comes third-quarter earnings season
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlights the S&P 500’s new highs, historically favorable periods for stocks, and forecasts that the index could reach 10,000 in 2027. These views reinforce bullish sentiment toward broad-market funds such as VOO. Prediction: The S&P 500 Will Hit 10,000 in 2027
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary argues that investors who waited for tariff uncertainty to subside missed much of the market’s recovery. The article supports a long-term, consistent-investing approach but does not introduce a new catalyst for VOO. Waited Two Months After the Tariff Crash to Buy VOO?
• Neutral Sentiment: Peter Lynch’s endorsement of low-cost index investing may support VOO’s long-term appeal among investors seeking diversified exposure rather than individual-stock selection. Peter Lynch Beat the Market for 13 Years
• Negative Sentiment: A strategist warned that an AI investment bubble could burst in 2027, potentially pushing the S&P 500 sharply lower. Higher Treasury yields, hawkish inflation data, and geopolitical tensions also represent near-term risks. AI bubble could burst in 2027
• Negative Sentiment: Competitor S&P 500 ETFs advertise lower expense ratios than VOO, creating a potential long-term competitive disadvantage and encouraging fee-sensitive investors to consider alternatives. The S&P 500 ETF You Know Charges 0.0945%

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.