Cambria Investment Management L.P. Grows Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Cambria Investment Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 51.9% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 4,250 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,452 shares during the period. Cambria Investment Management L.P.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $2,603,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. West Paces Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. now owns 107,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,914,000 after acquiring an additional 1,900 shares during the period. Compass Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,782,000. Calamos Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 41.2% in the third quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,260,000 after purchasing an additional 3,459 shares during the period. Certified Advisory Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 37.4% in the third quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 26,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,984,000 after purchasing an additional 7,110 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 21.5% during the third quarter. Cambridge Capital Management LLC now owns 16,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,058,000 after purchasing an additional 2,905 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

VOO stock opened at $606.75 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $629.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $622.16. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52-week low of $442.80 and a 52-week high of $641.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $811.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Long-term buy-the-dip case highlighted by The Motley Fool, which argues historical sell-offs create attractive entry points for broad-market ETFs like VOO and could support inflows from patient investors. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Energy has been the lone sector holding up in March, which cushions the index but is too small to fully prop up the S&P 500 by itself. Sector concentration means VOO’s breadth remains vulnerable if other sectors continue to weaken. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: S&P 500 index structure developments (including 24/7 perpetual futures) and technical commentary note markets are searching for a short-term floor — useful context for traders but not an immediate catalyst for VOO flows. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparative ETF analysis (VOO vs. SPY vs. IVV) reminds investors these S&P 500 ETFs are largely interchangeable for long-term exposure, so fund flows often track index-level moves rather than issuer-specific news. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan lowered its year-end S&P 500 target to 7,200 from 7,500, signaling strategist caution that markets may be underpricing risks from supply shocks and weakening demand — a bearish signal for index-tracking ETFs like VOO. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Hot PPI data and a sharp oil spike have raised concerns about a tougher Fed outlook and higher near-term inflation, prompting risk-off moves that weigh on VOO. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Escalating Middle East tensions (Israel–Iran) and political/military headlines are driving risk aversion and helped push VOO lower in premarket and early trading. Read More.

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.