WASHINGTON TRUST Co Acquires 4,002 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

WASHINGTON TRUST Co raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 166,674 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,002 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up about 3.3% of WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $102,068,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VOO. Clarity Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.3% in the third quarter. Clarity Asset Management Inc. now owns 209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. First Interstate Bank boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 6,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,894,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Lountzis Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Lountzis Asset Management LLC now owns 1,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $630,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the period. EWA LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. EWA LLC now owns 4,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,983,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Central Bank & Trust Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. now owns 1,271 shares of the company’s stock valued at $778,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VOO opened at $631.04 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $844.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $633.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $619.83. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $442.80 and a 12 month high of $641.81.

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