Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Increases Stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,944 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,511 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $12,465,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Paragon Capital Management Ltd raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd now owns 628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Washington Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.1% during the second quarter. Washington Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $905,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Caitlin John LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.1% during the first quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. CHB Investment Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. CHB Investment Group LLC now owns 3,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,264,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sterling Investment Counsel LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.6% during the second quarter. Sterling Investment Counsel LLC now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $615.30 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $762.20 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $442.80 and a 12 month high of $618.42. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $596.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $555.41.

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.