Financial Advisory Service Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO – Get Rating) by 1,979.8% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 8,319 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 7,919 shares during the period. Financial Advisory Service Inc.'s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $2,886,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 161.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 51,735,748 shares of the company's stock valued at $21,479,132,000 after purchasing an additional 31,984,063 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 18,861,325 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,830,699,000 after purchasing an additional 162,570 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 9.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,107,175 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,102,386,000 after purchasing an additional 1,486,423 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.3% in the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,109,473 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,027,490,000 after acquiring an additional 385,085 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the first quarter valued at about $15,319,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOO traded up $8.07 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $343.90. The stock had a trading volume of 4,362,430 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,155,190. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $356.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $366.56. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $319.87 and a 1 year high of $441.26.

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.

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