Northwestern University Buys New Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Northwestern University purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 8,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,062,000. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises approximately 9.6% of Northwestern University’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Hibernia Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.6% during the first quarter. Hibernia Wealth Partners LLC now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.9% during the second quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. now owns 1,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,176,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. RHL Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 50.0% in the second quarter. RHL Group LLC now owns 48 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Midwest Heritage Bank FSB increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Midwest Heritage Bank FSB now owns 2,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,601,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $707.24 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $693.13 and its 200 day moving average is $662.96. The company has a market cap of $1.01 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $578.46 and a 1 year high of $716.39.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 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.