Marotta Asset Management Sells 1,260 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Marotta Asset Management reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 10.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,015 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,260 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises 1.2% of Marotta Asset Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Marotta Asset Management’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $6,634,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VOO. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 17,774,521 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 21.7% in the 4th quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 31,586,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,809,054,000 after purchasing an additional 5,627,587 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $2,872,697,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 164.7% during the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 6,615,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,148,950,000 after purchasing an additional 4,116,545 shares in the last quarter. Finally, USS Investment Management Ltd grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 760.0% during the first quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd now owns 3,495,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,089,023,000 after purchasing an additional 3,088,758 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of VOO opened at $684.84 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $679.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $645.14. The stock has a market cap of $980.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $567.98 and a 52 week high of $699.15.

More Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Broad market commentary remains constructive for S&P 500 exposure, with one forecast calling for further upside in U.S. indexes and another noting the S&P 500’s strong first-half performance, which supports VOO as a core large-cap benchmark fund. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles compared VOO with other ETFs such as SPLG, VOOG, SCHD, and QQQI, which may prompt investors to reassess whether VOO is the best fit for low-cost S&P 500 exposure, but these pieces are mainly comparative rather than fundamentally negative. Article Title Article Title Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Another theme was cost scrutiny, with articles arguing that VOO’s low 0.03% fee still hides other expenses and that even cheaper S&P 500 competitors exist; this may weigh on sentiment marginally, but it is more of a long-term product comparison than a direct catalyst. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Weaker labor-market data reportedly lifted VOO at one point by boosting expectations for easier Federal Reserve policy, but the same report also highlighted pressure on tech stocks, leaving the overall impact mixed. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage of a free cash flow ETF outperforming Vanguard’s S&P 500 in 2026 suggests some investors may rotate toward strategies viewed as more efficient or higher-performing than VOO, which could create modest relative-performance headwinds. Article Title

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.