Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Stock Position Reduced by Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV

Posted by Stanley Muller on Oct 24th, 2026

Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV reduced its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO – Free Report) by 4.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 15,320 shares of the company’s stock after selling 717 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up about 4.1% of Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $10,738,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VOO. Birch Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the second quarter worth $25,000. RHL Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 50.0% in the second quarter. RHL Group LLC now owns 48 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. XP Advisory US Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $53,000. Finally, Advocate Investing Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 40.7% in the first quarter. Advocate Investing Services LLC now owns 83 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOO stock opened at $698.58 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $578.46 and a fifty-two week high of $718.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.03 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $705.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $687.57.

Key Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

Positive Sentiment: Some strategists remain bullish on the broader market. Goldman Sachs reportedly sees the S&P 500 reaching 8,000 by year-end and 8,700 by the end of 2027, while a UBS portfolio manager identified potential long-term support from AI, energy and longevity themes. Goldman Sachs S&P 500 forecast
Positive Sentiment: VOO continues to be presented as a low-cost, diversified way to own leading U.S. companies across major sectors, including as a potential long-term holding through a recession. VOO recession investment article

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Company Profile

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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.