Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Trims Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. reduced its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 6,349 shares of the company’s stock after selling 224 shares during the period. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $3,350,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VOO. Quent Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 10.4% in the first quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 1,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $899,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the period. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 14.0% during the first quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. now owns 3,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,489,000 after buying an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 7.4% during the second quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 3,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,504,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 78.2% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 6,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,623,000 after buying an additional 3,014 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hexagon Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 481.0% during the 2nd quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 122 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $545.69 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $411.75 and a 52 week high of $551.73. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $527.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $507.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $494.37 billion, a PE ratio of 25.04 and a beta of 1.00.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Company 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.