Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Buys 1,068 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 4.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 25,848 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,068 shares during the quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $13,927,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its position in 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 during the period. Urban Financial Advisory Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the third quarter worth about $51,000. Sherman Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $53,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VOO opened at $510.80 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $541.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $539.46. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $453.90 and a fifty-two week high of $563.92. The company has a market cap of $1.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a dividend of $1.8121 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th.

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.