West Branch Capital LLC Buys 240 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

West Branch Capital LLC grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 69.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 585 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the period. West Branch Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $309,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VOO. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 11.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,386,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,203,193,000 after acquiring an additional 2,546,192 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 23,383,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,338,681,000 after purchasing an additional 277,818 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 95.8% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,245,952 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,212,930,000 after purchasing an additional 10,393,926 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,542,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,272,751,000 after purchasing an additional 160,184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 32,889.4% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 7,252,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,627,139,000 after purchasing an additional 7,230,409 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOO traded up $2.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $537.36. The company had a trading volume of 5,070,412 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,295,723. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $518.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $498.73. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $375.95 and a 1-year high of $538.76. The company has a market capitalization of $486.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.04 and a beta of 1.00.

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.