13,797 Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Purchased by Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 11.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 129,406 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,797 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for 1.0% of Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $90,696,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parthenon LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Parthenon LLC now owns 16,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,307,000 after purchasing an additional 814 shares in the last quarter. Sepio Capital LP boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 11.5% in the third quarter. Sepio Capital LP now owns 220,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,298,000 after purchasing an additional 22,665 shares in the last quarter. Bill Few Associates Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 30.4% in the second quarter. Bill Few Associates Inc. now owns 13,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,026,000 after purchasing an additional 3,064 shares in the last quarter. Glassman Wealth Services boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. Glassman Wealth Services now owns 288,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,121,000 after purchasing an additional 2,991 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 297,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,153,000 after purchasing an additional 10,585 shares during the last quarter.

Key Headlines Impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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

• Positive Sentiment: For long-term investors, one article argues that broad S&P 500 funds may benefit from continued market growth over time, while acknowledging that past returns are no guarantee of future performance. If You’d Invested $5,000 in VOO 15 Years Ago, Here’s What You’d Have Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Six mega-cap companies—Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta—account for 30.8% of the S&P 500. Their performance can therefore have an outsized influence on VOO, though their relative contributions are shifting. These 6 Stocks Make Up a Big Share of the S&P 500
• Negative Sentiment: Chip-stock weakness is a near-term headwind: AMD’s sharp drop is weighing on chip-related ETFs and contributing to weakness in the Nasdaq, which can spill over to VOO through its large technology holdings. AMD’s Double-Digit Drop Is Rippling Through Your Chip ETFs S&P 500 futures steady after midterm rally; Nasdaq lags on chip weakness
• Negative Sentiment: Political uncertainty following the midterm results, concerns about possible renewed U.S. combat operations in Iran and changing oil prices are adding to investor caution. Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
• Negative Sentiment: Market breadth appears weaker than the index level suggests: one report says about 60% of S&P 500 stocks are in bear-market territory. Goldman Sachs also expects slower index earnings growth in 2027, potentially limiting support for valuations. 60% of S&P 500 Stocks Are in a Bear Market, With the Index Near a Record Goldman Sachs Research Expects Slower S&P 500 Earnings Growth in 2027

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOO stock opened at $673.97 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $578.46 and a 52 week high of $718.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $992.96 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $704.70 and its 200-day moving average is $671.04.

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.