Calamos Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Calamos Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 14,062 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,403,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Curated Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC now owns 70,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,141,000 after purchasing an additional 7,931 shares during the period. Red Door Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC now owns 35,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,116,000 after buying an additional 1,498 shares during the period. Glassman Wealth Services increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. Glassman Wealth Services now owns 288,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,121,000 after buying an additional 2,991 shares during the period. Fullerton Fund Management Co Ltd. bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter worth $5,677,000. Finally, Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 89.9% during the fourth quarter. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC now owns 47,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,007,000 after buying an additional 22,658 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Up 0.4%

VOO stock opened at $691.10 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $985.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $684.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $648.37. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $568.17 and a 12-month high of $699.15.

Trending Headlines about Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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

• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary highlights that the S&P 500 and broad-market index funds remain attractive, with one article noting that dividend ETFs and other index strategies are outperforming and still delivering income. 1 No-Brainer Dividend ETF to Buy Right Now for Passive Income
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts also say earnings season could be the catalyst that pushes the S&P 500 higher, which would generally benefit VOO as a direct tracker of the index. Earnings Season Could Be the Boost the S&P 500 Needs. Here’s Why Some Investors Are ‘Fretting’
• Positive Sentiment: Market sentiment has turned more constructive on the S&P 500, with one note saying a shift in positioning could favor S&P 500 bulls in the near term. Sudden Sentiment Shift Could Favor S&P 500 Bulls
• Neutral Sentiment: Several pieces simply reinforce VOO’s core thesis: long-term S&P 500 exposure remains a straightforward way to diversify and compound wealth, but there is ongoing debate about whether other ETFs or strategies may offer better risk-adjusted returns. Here’s How Big a $50,000 Investment in the S&P 500 Could Get in 25 Years
• Neutral Sentiment: Other articles question whether the S&P 500 is cheap and suggest investors think about diversification away from tech-heavy exposure, which could modestly temper enthusiasm for VOO even if it does not change the long-term case. Think the S&P 500 Looks Cheap? Read the Fine Print
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage warns that active ETFs and alternative funds may be drawing attention away from plain-vanilla index products like VOO, though the critique is more about fund selection than a direct issue with the ETF itself. Active ETFs Are Hot. Don’t Get Burned.

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.