PFC Capital Group Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

PFC Capital Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 26.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,054 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,102 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises about 2.6% of PFC Capital Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. PFC Capital Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $6,156,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VOO. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,926,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,225,477,000 after acquiring an additional 1,162,598 shares during the period. Canerector Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 61,151.6% in the third quarter. Canerector Inc. now owns 27,648,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,931,668,000 after acquiring an additional 27,603,817 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 17.9% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 25,883,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,702,804,000 after purchasing an additional 3,931,698 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 25,095,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,255,008,000 after purchasing an additional 538,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.6% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 13,791,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,415,795,000 after purchasing an additional 606,315 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of VOO stock opened at $623.80 on Tuesday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $442.80 and a 12-month high of $641.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $834.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $632.36 and its 200 day moving average is $621.39.

Key Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

• Positive Sentiment: VOO edged up in pre-market trading following comments from President Donald Trump that supported markets, producing a modest uptick in demand. Why Is Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Up Today, 3/10/2026?
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying: American Century Companies disclosed an increase in its VOO holdings (adds demand for the ETF). American Century Companies Inc. Acquires 8,400 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO
• Positive Sentiment: S&P index rebalancing news (Vertiv to join the S&P 500) typically triggers mechanical buying by S&P 500 trackers around the reconstitution date, which can bring incremental flows into VOO. Vertiv Stock Jumps 8% After S&P 500 Inclusion
• Neutral Sentiment: Educational/positioning pieces remind investors of VOO’s scale and mechanics (index tracking, composition, fees), which is useful for long-term holders but unlikely to move price immediately. 3 Things Every Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Investor Needs to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/ETF-focused commentary about using Vanguard ETFs to hedge or prepare for a crash is thematic and may influence flows over time but doesn’t create immediate directional pressure. 3 Unstoppable Vanguard ETFs I’m Stocking Up On Right Now to Prepare for a Market Crash
• Negative Sentiment: S&P 500 finished at its lowest close of 2026 on March 9, extending a pullback and capping a negative week — this overall market weakness pressures VOO given its direct S&P 500 exposure. S&P 500 Snapshot: Lowest Close of 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Rising oil prices and Middle East tensions sparked risk-off flows and pushed S&P 500 futures toward key technical levels (200-day MA), creating short-term selling pressure for VOO. S&P 500 Index: Futures Eye 200-Day MA Today as Oil Surge Hits Risk Appetite
• Negative Sentiment: Early-week futures plunged on escalating geopolitical risks and oil moves, which drove pre-market weakness and prompted intraday volatility in broad-market ETFs like VOO. Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Futures Plunge As Oil Prices Jump, Trump Dismisses ‘Short Term’ Spike—Hims & Hers, Ovintiv, Uniqure In Focus
• Negative Sentiment: Macro headlines (US-Iran tensions, CPI risk, earnings) are keeping volatility elevated and weighing on investor risk appetite, a headwind for broad-market ETFs. Top S&P 500 Index news this week: US-Iran war, US CPI, Oracle earnings and more

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.