Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Shares Purchased by Essential Planning LLC.

Essential Planning LLC. boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 5,583.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 73,197 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 71,909 shares during the quarter. Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $39,635,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP acquired a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 185.0% during the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 57 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the third quarter worth about $46,000. Urban Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the third quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, Kennebec Savings Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the third quarter worth about $51,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of VOO opened at $511.28 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $547.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $539.02. The stock has a market cap of $1.36 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.67 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $453.90 and a 12 month high of $563.92.

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.