L & S Advisors Inc Buys Shares of 10,980 Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

L & S Advisors Inc purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 10,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,916,000.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 22,099.4% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 36,046,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,422,195,000 after buying an additional 35,884,088 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,517,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,520,679,000 after acquiring an additional 2,516,003 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $14,232,829,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,924,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,624,419,000 after purchasing an additional 2,879,321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 62,488.2% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 10,009,729 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,393,342,000 after purchasing an additional 9,993,736 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $510.80 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a one year low of $453.90 and a one year high of $563.92. The stock has a market cap of $1.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $541.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $539.71.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $1.8121 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is a positive change 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.