Cerity Partners OCIO LLC Buys Shares of 955,879 Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Cerity Partners OCIO LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 955,879 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $515,037,000. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up 34.2% of Cerity Partners OCIO LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Cerity Partners OCIO LLC owned about 0.11% of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 185.0% in the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 57 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 166.7% during the 4th quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 80 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Urban Financial Advisory Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Sherman Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $52,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of VOO opened at $465.52 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $453.90 and a 1 year high of $563.92. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $536.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $539.24. The firm has a market cap of $1.31 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a $1.8121 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. This is a positive change from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78.

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.