Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Sold by Intelligent Financial Strategies

Posted by Geri Gentry on Oct 18th, 2026

Intelligent Financial Strategies lowered its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO – Free Report) by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,686 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,692 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises 13.3% of Intelligent Financial Strategies’ portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Intelligent Financial Strategies’ holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $27,114,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VOO. Aspiriant LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 183,591 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,673,000 after purchasing an additional 2,414 shares during the period. Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD now owns 1,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $994,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Millennium Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,131,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the third quarter worth $214,000. Finally, Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 11.3% during the third quarter. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period.

Key Headlines Impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:

Positive Sentiment: Strengthening earnings expectations and upward estimate revisions continue to support S&P 500 ETFs, while forecasts for solid holiday spending provide a potential fundamental tailwind. S&P 500 ETFs Defy Rate Worries as Earnings Outlook Strengthens
Positive Sentiment: Historical data offers some reassurance: the S&P 500 has generally risen over the year following periods of elevated inflation and after extended stretches without a 1% daily decline. Those patterns do not eliminate near-term volatility but may support long-term VOO investors. Inflation Rose to 3.7% in September
Neutral Sentiment: VOO remains one of several low-cost, liquid index options. Comparisons with VTI, SPY and IVV highlight differences in market coverage, fees and trading characteristics, but do not represent a material change to VOO’s holdings or strategy. VOO, VTI, SPY, or IVV? How These 4 Index Funds Differ
Negative Sentiment: September inflation accelerated to 3.7% year over year from 3.4%, while hotter producer-price data kept Federal Reserve and interest-rate concerns in focus. Higher rates can pressure equity valuations, particularly growth-oriented technology stocks. S&P 500: Hot PPI Tests Stock Rebound
Negative Sentiment: The S&P 500 fell 1.95% for the week after ending a 53-session streak without a daily decline of at least 1%. Technology and AI-related selling added pressure, and 84% of index constituents were reportedly in correction territory, signaling unusually narrow market leadership and increased downside risk. S&P 500 Snapshot: Stocks Slide Nearly 2% for the Week
Negative Sentiment: Analysts say a continued advance toward 8,000 depends on exceptionally strong third-quarter earnings, raising the risk of disappointment after a powerful AI-driven rally and concerns that parts of the market are overvalued. S&P 500’s March to 8,000

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $701.61 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $706.57 and its 200-day moving average is $683.82. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $578.46 and a 1 year high of $718.47. The company has a market cap of $1.03 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

About Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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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.