Root Financial Partners LLC Purchases 5,310 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 50.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 15,793 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,310 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up about 0.6% of Root Financial Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Root Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $9,671,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Clarity Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.3% during the third quarter. Clarity Asset Management Inc. now owns 209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. now owns 1,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $778,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 3,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,260,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the period. Paragon Capital Management Ltd lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd now owns 628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Finally, Washington Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Washington Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $905,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of VOO stock opened at $636.09 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $627.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $608.90. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $442.80 and a 52 week high of $640.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $851.23 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.