Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Shares Bought by Kovack Advisors Inc.

Kovack Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 12.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 19,055 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,081 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Kovack Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $8,323,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Life Planning Partners Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Motco boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 172.0% during the third quarter. Motco now owns 68 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Element Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. CGC Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1,416.7% during the third quarter. CGC Financial Services LLC now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Blume Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 833.3% during the third quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 112 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of VOO traded up $4.55 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $467.13. 4,901,646 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,530,121. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $370.92 and a fifty-two week high of $483.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $423.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s 50 day moving average is $470.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $440.27.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 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.