Howard Financial Services LTD. Buys 682 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Howard Financial Services LTD. increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 61.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,784 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 682 shares during the period. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $961,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Silver Lake Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the second quarter valued at $25,119,000. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 1,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $734,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 18.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 3,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,550,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 47.7% during the second quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 1,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 5.5% in the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 14,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,231,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

VOO stock opened at $549.46 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $497.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.04 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $547.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $526.80. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52-week low of $434.16 and a 52-week high of $559.96.

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.