Financial & Tax Architects LLC Sells 8,003 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Financial & Tax Architects LLC cut its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 96.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 305 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,003 shares during the period. Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $214,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. California Public Employees Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 33,635,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,099,155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049,100 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 27,441,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,397,406,000 after purchasing an additional 354,072 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,822,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,432,569,000 after purchasing an additional 142,360 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,037,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,773,246,000 after buying an additional 314,829 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 15.6% in the 2nd quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 3,880,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,665,337,000 after purchasing an additional 522,562 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strengthening earnings expectations and upward estimate revisions continue to support S&P 500 ETFs, while forecasts for solid holiday spending provide a potential fundamental tailwind. S&P 500 ETFs Defy Rate Worries as Earnings Outlook Strengthens
• Positive Sentiment: Historical data offers some reassurance: the S&P 500 has generally risen over the year following periods of elevated inflation and after extended stretches without a 1% daily decline. Those patterns do not eliminate near-term volatility but may support long-term VOO investors. Inflation Rose to 3.7% in September
• Neutral Sentiment: VOO remains one of several low-cost, liquid index options. Comparisons with VTI, SPY and IVV highlight differences in market coverage, fees and trading characteristics, but do not represent a material change to VOO’s holdings or strategy. VOO, VTI, SPY, or IVV? How These 4 Index Funds Differ
• Negative Sentiment: September inflation accelerated to 3.7% year over year from 3.4%, while hotter producer-price data kept Federal Reserve and interest-rate concerns in focus. Higher rates can pressure equity valuations, particularly growth-oriented technology stocks. S&P 500: Hot PPI Tests Stock Rebound
• Negative Sentiment: The S&P 500 fell 1.95% for the week after ending a 53-session streak without a daily decline of at least 1%. Technology and AI-related selling added pressure, and 84% of index constituents were reportedly in correction territory, signaling unusually narrow market leadership and increased downside risk. S&P 500 Snapshot: Stocks Slide Nearly 2% for the Week
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts say a continued advance toward 8,000 depends on exceptionally strong third-quarter earnings, raising the risk of disappointment after a powerful AI-driven rally and concerns that parts of the market are overvalued. S&P 500’s March to 8,000

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $701.61 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $578.46 and a 12 month high of $718.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.03 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $706.57 and a 200-day moving average of $683.82.

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.