Patron Partners LLC Buys Shares of 557 Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Patron Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 557 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $279,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VOO. Quent Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 1,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $899,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Vantage Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 274.0% during the fourth quarter. Vantage Financial Partners LLC now owns 13,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,984,000 after purchasing an additional 10,037 shares during the last quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 49.1% in the fourth quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 10,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,679,000 after purchasing an additional 3,529 shares in the last quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 14.0% during the 1st quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. now owns 3,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,489,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Francis Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Francis Financial Inc. now owns 150,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,154,000 after acquiring an additional 1,446 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Down 1.7 %

VOO stock traded down $8.41 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $496.64. 7,411,439 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,066,646. The business has a 50-day moving average of $505.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $487.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $449.94 billion, a PE ratio of 25.04 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $375.95 and a 52 week high of $519.40.

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.