First Heartland Consultants Inc. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

First Heartland Consultants Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,276 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 628 shares during the period. First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $3,839,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 11.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,386,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,203,193,000 after purchasing an additional 2,546,192 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 23,383,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,338,681,000 after buying an additional 277,818 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 95.8% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,245,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,212,930,000 after acquiring an additional 10,393,926 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,542,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,272,751,000 after acquiring an additional 160,184 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 57,975.9% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 7,915,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,176,904,000 after acquiring an additional 7,902,121 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

VOO stock traded down $0.61 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $549.79. 894,833 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,239,702. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $402.82 and a 12-month high of $551.73. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $525.93 and its 200 day moving average is $506.56. The company has a market cap of $498.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.04 and a beta of 1.00.

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.