First Manhattan CO. LLC. Increases Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

First Manhattan CO. LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 1.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 487,817 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,820 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises about 0.8% of First Manhattan CO. LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. First Manhattan CO. LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $262,841,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOO. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 477,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,955,000 after acquiring an additional 15,898 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 61,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,097,000 after acquiring an additional 3,084 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.8% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 58,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,628,000 after purchasing an additional 3,717 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 13.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,924,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,624,419,000 after purchasing an additional 2,879,321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC now owns 2,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,515,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $519.34 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $505.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $533.18. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $442.80 and a 52 week high of $563.92. The stock has a market cap of $1.46 trillion, a PE ratio of 23.46 and a beta of 1.01.

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.