Busey Bank Grows Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Busey Bank raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 56.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 34,292 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,339 shares during the quarter. Busey Bank’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $21,000,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Quaker Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 248.4% in the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 46 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the period. Front Row Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 900.0% in the second quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC now owns 50 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 800.0% in the second quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 72 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the second quarter worth about $55,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $634.78 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a twelve month low of $442.80 and a twelve month high of $635.32. The company has a market cap of $789.93 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s 50 day moving average is $623.12 and its 200 day moving average is $599.19.

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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.