Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. Has $39.01 Million Stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 1.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 62,197 shares of the company’s stock after selling 985 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $39,006,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 39,068,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,501,033,000 after purchasing an additional 1,141,931 shares in the last quarter. Canerector Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 61,151.6% in the 3rd quarter. Canerector Inc. now owns 27,648,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,931,668,000 after purchasing an additional 27,603,817 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 25,959,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,896,927,000 after purchasing an additional 75,400 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 14,071,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,824,761,000 after purchasing an additional 605,867 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acorns Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 8,995,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,508,763,000 after purchasing an additional 148,366 shares in the last quarter.

Trending Headlines about Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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

• Positive Sentiment: VOO continues to be highlighted as a low-cost, broadly diversified core holding, and several articles note that it remains a favorite for long-term investors seeking simple exposure to large U.S. companies. The Best Vanguard ETFs to Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: New comparisons between VOO and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) are keeping attention on allocation choices, but these pieces are mostly educational and do not signal a direct change in fundamentals. VOO vs. VTI: Should You Own the S&P 500 or the Entire Market?
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles about VOO’s relatively low dividend yield versus dividend-focused ETFs may encourage some income investors to look elsewhere, but this is more of a portfolio preference issue than a direct negative for the fund. 3 Vanguard Dividend ETFs That Beat VOO’s 1% Yield
• Negative Sentiment: Several market updates warn that the S&P 500 is vulnerable to further declines because of Iran-related tensions, inflation above 4%, and a chip-sector selloff, which could drag VOO lower as a broad market proxy. S&P 500 Index: Iran Threats, 4% Inflation and Chip Rout Sink Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Warnings that “warning signals” are flashing and that investors should take profits suggest elevated caution around U.S. stocks, reinforcing near-term downside pressure for VOO. Banking giant warns investors to take profits amid ‘too many red flags’
• Negative Sentiment: Other commentary says the broader market could fall further as bond yields rise and investors continue to rotate out of risk assets, which is unfavorable for an ETF like VOO that tracks the S&P 500. Here’s why the S&P 500 Index, SPYM, SPY, and VOO ETFs may drop 5.4% soon

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 1.6%

VOO opened at $667.05 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $660.59 and its 200-day moving average is $638.43. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $545.75 and a 1-year high of $699.15. The company has a market cap of $912.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

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