Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO is Zhang Financial LLC’s Largest Position

Zhang Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 5.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 326,411 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,550 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for approximately 6.7% of Zhang Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Zhang Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $195,047,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 39,068,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,501,033,000 after purchasing an additional 1,141,931 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 21.7% in the 4th quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 31,586,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,809,054,000 after buying an additional 5,627,587 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 29,347,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,404,737,000 after buying an additional 1,019,492 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 27,086,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,987,064,000 after buying an additional 1,148,513 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 496.2% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 21,356,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,393,573,000 after buying an additional 17,774,521 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOO opened at $683.17 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $973.92 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $685.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $649.41. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a twelve month low of $569.29 and a twelve month high of $699.15.

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.