Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) shares reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $563.92 and last traded at $563.67, with a volume of 3851301 shares. The stock had previously closed at $562.31.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 1.7 %

The company has a market cap of $499.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.04 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $550.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $535.68.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VOO. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 185.0% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 57 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 166.7% in the fourth quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 80 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $46,000.

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.