1,392 Shares in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Purchased by Ascension Capital Advisors Inc.

Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $832,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 3,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,086,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Hibernia Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Hibernia Wealth Partners LLC now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Midwest Heritage Bank FSB grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Midwest Heritage Bank FSB now owns 2,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,601,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC now owns 563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. Finally, Retirement Planning Group LLC NY grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC NY now owns 1,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $928,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $687.03 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $685.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $650.73. The company has a market capitalization of $979.42 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $569.29 and a 52 week high of $699.15.

More Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and columnists continue to pitch VOO as a strong long-term buy, emphasizing its broad market exposure, simplicity, and history of delivering market-like returns over time. Should You Invest $1,000 in VOO in 2026? (Hint: History Says Yes.)
• Positive Sentiment: Another article argues that if an investor could own only one ETF, a Vanguard fund would be the best fit because of diversification and low fees, reinforcing demand for VOO-like passive index products. The 1 ETF I’d Buy if I Could Only Own One
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted VOO as a passively managed, broad large-cap ETF worth watching, keeping the fund on investors’ radar as a core equity allocation. Should Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF Shares (VOO) Be on Your Investing Radar?
• Neutral Sentiment: One report said S&P 500 market concentration has hit a record high, above the dot-com bubble peak. That could matter for VOO because the ETF mirrors the index, but the article is more a caution about index concentration than a direct negative on the fund. This S&P 500 metric just surpassed Dot-com bubble peak
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing VOO with other Vanguard ETFs and noting record ETF trading volume underscores ongoing investor interest in index funds, but it does not point to a clear new catalyst for VOO specifically. ETFs Just Set a Trading Volume Record
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary suggests other growth-focused Vanguard ETFs have been outperforming VOO’s broader benchmark in certain periods, which may slightly pressure sentiment if investors rotate toward alternatives. Vanguard Growth vs S&P 500 Growth ETF: Which ETF Should Win Investors Over in 2026?

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