KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp Decreases Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp cut its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 52.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 964 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,064 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up 0.8% of KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $629,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 39,068,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,501,033,000 after acquiring an additional 1,141,931 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 21.7% during the 4th quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 31,586,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,809,054,000 after acquiring an additional 5,627,587 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 29,347,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,404,737,000 after acquiring an additional 1,019,492 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in 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 worth $16,987,064,000 after purchasing an additional 1,148,513 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 496.2% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 21,356,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,393,573,000 after purchasing an additional 17,774,521 shares during the period.

Key Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Ed Yardeni said the AI-driven rally is grounded in earnings, not a bubble, and reiterated a year-end S&P 500 target of 8,250, which supports a constructive outlook for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO). Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Several market watchers said the S&P 500 may have more upside this year, citing favorable earnings growth and reasonable valuations, which could help VOO trend higher if broad market momentum continues. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary noted the S&P 500’s strong quarterly performance and its best week in two months, reinforcing the idea that broad equity demand remains intact for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO). Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Some articles focused on how VOO compares with QQQ and on the ETF industry’s growth, which is informative for investors but not a direct driver of VOO today. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Chip stocks and other AI-linked leaders sold off, dragging the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower as investors worried about lofty tech valuations and rotated into defensive sectors, which weighs on Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO). Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Several strategists warned that the S&P 500 looks expensive and could face a summer-to-fall drawdown, adding caution around near-term upside for VOO. Article Title

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOO stock opened at $687.08 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $979.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $568.17 and a fifty-two week high of $699.15. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $681.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $646.24.

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.