Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Sets New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $560.70 and last traded at $560.70, with a volume of 6194878 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $557.61.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $547.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $527.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $507.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.04 and a beta of 1.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Coastwise Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Coastwise Capital Group LLC now owns 2,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,273,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 260.8% in the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 350 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,000 after buying an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 19.8% during the fourth quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC now owns 659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $355,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $205,000. Finally, Heritage Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Heritage Financial Services LLC now owns 3,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,741,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Company 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.