Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Stock Sold by Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors Inc.

Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 2.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 164,197 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,353 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises 18.6% of Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $115,079,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOO. Royal Bank of Canada raised 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 worth $13,393,573,000 after acquiring an additional 17,774,521 shares in the last quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 760.0% during the 1st 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 last quarter. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter worth $1,663,903,000. Macquarie Group Ltd. increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 693.1% during the 4th quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 2,371,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,486,932,000 after buying an additional 2,072,056 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% in the first 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 in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of VOO stock traded down $3.06 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $711.28. 4,744,462 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,656,134. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $578.46 and a 1 year high of $718.47. The stock has a market cap of $1.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $705.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $679.66.

Key Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect approximately 30% year-over-year S&P 500 earnings growth in the third quarter, while Deutsche Bank projects a stronger 34% increase. Continued AI demand and a cyclical recovery could provide fundamental support for VOO. Third-quarter earnings season article
• Positive Sentiment: Market strategists remain optimistic that the S&P 500’s multiyear advance can continue, with one forecast calling for the index to reach 10,000 by the end of 2027. Historically favorable seasonal conditions and a low PEG ratio were cited as supporting factors. S&P 500 10,000 forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment has improved as the S&P 500 reached new highs, while historical analysis suggests strong momentum can persist after record levels. S&P 500 bull-market outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: VOO’s broad diversification still masks substantial concentration: NVIDIA, Apple and Microsoft account for about 21% of the S&P 500. This boosts returns when mega-cap technology leads but increases the ETF’s sensitivity to a handful of companies. S&P 500 concentration article
• Negative Sentiment: A strategist warned that an AI-investment slowdown could cause the current market trade to unravel in 2027, potentially pushing the S&P 500 substantially lower. That risk is significant for VOO because of its large mega-cap technology exposure. AI bubble risk article
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term trading has faced headwinds from higher Treasury yields, hawkish inflation data and renewed U.S.-Iran military tensions, which can pressure equity valuations and encourage defensive positioning. Market headwinds article

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.