Fermata Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Fermata Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 12.1% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 10,975 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,184 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises about 1.0% of Fermata Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest position. Fermata Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $5,640,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised 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 purchasing an additional 35,884,088 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,517,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,520,679,000 after buying an additional 2,516,003 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $14,232,829,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings 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 valued at $12,624,419,000 after buying an additional 2,879,321 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 23,912,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,884,314,000 after buying an additional 511,022 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of VOO opened at $547.65 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $512.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $533.52. The firm has a market cap of $1.54 trillion, a P/E ratio of 25.72 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $442.80 and a 12-month high of $563.92.

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.