Scotia Capital Inc. Has $52.14 Million Stock Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Scotia Capital Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 5.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 96,759 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,334 shares during the quarter. Scotia Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $52,135,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VOO. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 53,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,985,000 after acquiring an additional 1,235 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 7.4% during the third quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 1,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $709,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 26.3% in the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 16,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,445,000 after purchasing an additional 3,334 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 477,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,955,000 after purchasing an additional 15,898 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wilson & Boucher Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the third quarter worth about $220,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 9.3 %

VOO opened at $499.10 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.41 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $442.80 and a 12 month high of $563.92. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $528.16 and a 200 day moving average of $537.48.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.