80,236 Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Acquired by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 16.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 565,195 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 80,236 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up 1.1% of Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $396,123,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VOO. Gallagher Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Gallagher Capital Advisors LLC now owns 878 shares of the company’s stock worth $616,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 20.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 87 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Spinnaker Trust grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 3,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,502,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 5.1% during the third quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 310 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, PMG Family Office LLC grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. PMG Family Office LLC now owns 967 shares of the company’s stock worth $678,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: For long-term investors, one article argues that broad S&P 500 funds may benefit from continued market growth over time, while acknowledging that past returns are no guarantee of future performance. If You’d Invested $5,000 in VOO 15 Years Ago, Here’s What You’d Have Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Six mega-cap companies—Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta—account for 30.8% of the S&P 500. Their performance can therefore have an outsized influence on VOO, though their relative contributions are shifting. These 6 Stocks Make Up a Big Share of the S&P 500
• Negative Sentiment: Chip-stock weakness is a near-term headwind: AMD’s sharp drop is weighing on chip-related ETFs and contributing to weakness in the Nasdaq, which can spill over to VOO through its large technology holdings. AMD’s Double-Digit Drop Is Rippling Through Your Chip ETFs S&P 500 futures steady after midterm rally; Nasdaq lags on chip weakness
• Negative Sentiment: Political uncertainty following the midterm results, concerns about possible renewed U.S. combat operations in Iran and changing oil prices are adding to investor caution. Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
• Negative Sentiment: Market breadth appears weaker than the index level suggests: one report says about 60% of S&P 500 stocks are in bear-market territory. Goldman Sachs also expects slower index earnings growth in 2027, potentially limiting support for valuations. 60% of S&P 500 Stocks Are in a Bear Market, With the Index Near a Record Goldman Sachs Research Expects Slower S&P 500 Earnings Growth in 2027

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOO stock opened at $673.97 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $578.46 and a fifty-two week high of $718.47. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $704.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $671.04. The company has a market cap of $992.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.