Providence Capital Advisors LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Providence Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 141.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 956 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 560 shares during the period. Providence Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $516,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $19,422,195,000 after acquiring an additional 35,884,088 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $14,232,829,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its stake in 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 valued at $5,393,342,000 after buying an additional 9,993,736 shares during the last quarter. Kedalion Capital Management LLP bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $2,424,795,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 2,879,321 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

VOO stock opened at $521.21 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s 50-day moving average is $542.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $539.40. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $453.90 and a fifty-two week high of $563.92.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a $1.8121 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th.

About Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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.