Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Shares Acquired by Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc.

Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 9.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 520 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the quarter. Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $280,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 185.0% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 57 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Urban Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the third quarter worth $51,000. Sherman Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter worth $52,000. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $53,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 1.2 %

VOO opened at $524.46 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $542.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $539.53. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $453.90 and a 12-month high of $563.92. The firm has a market cap of $1.48 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a dividend of $1.8121 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78.

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.