Trans Canada Capital Inc. Acquires New Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Trans Canada Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 1,418,181 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $764,130,000. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for about 81.6% of Trans Canada Capital Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 22,099.4% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 36,046,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,422,195,000 after buying an additional 35,884,088 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $14,232,829,000. California Public Employees Retirement System purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $9,202,879,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 62,488.2% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 10,009,729 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,393,342,000 after acquiring an additional 9,993,736 shares during the period. Finally, Kedalion Capital Management LLP acquired a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $2,424,795,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $513.91 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $540.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $539.92. The firm has a market cap of $1.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a one year low of $453.90 and a one year high of $563.92.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a $1.8121 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Company 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.