Citigroup Inc. Raises Stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Citigroup Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 23.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,593,096 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 484,784 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises about 0.7% of Citigroup Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Citigroup Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $1,332,618,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 5.9% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 34,450,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,704,584,000 after purchasing an additional 1,933,389 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $14,232,829,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 23,912,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,884,314,000 after purchasing an additional 511,022 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.9% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 13,225,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,796,624,000 after acquiring an additional 373,546 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,694,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,529,676,000 after acquiring an additional 666,900 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 0.1%

VOO stock opened at $581.29 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a twelve month low of $442.80 and a twelve month high of $588.16. The company has a market capitalization of $706.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $566.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $540.02.

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.