Zuckerman Investment Group LLC Has $13.71 Million Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Zuckerman Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 24,945 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 995 shares during the quarter. Zuckerman Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $13,712,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 22,099.4% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 36,046,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,422,195,000 after purchasing an additional 35,884,088 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,517,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,520,679,000 after buying an additional 2,516,003 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $14,232,829,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 13.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,924,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,624,419,000 after purchasing an additional 2,879,321 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $9,202,879,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $499.10 on Thursday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $442.80 and a 52 week high of $563.92. The firm has a market cap of $1.41 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s fifty day moving average is $528.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $537.48.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a $1.8121 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th.

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.