Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Sells 195 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P trimmed its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 28.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 480 shares of the company’s stock after selling 195 shares during the quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $259,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VOO. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 185.0% during 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 during the 3rd quarter valued at $51,000. Sherman Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $52,000. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $53,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $510.80 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $541.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $539.71. The firm has a market cap of $1.44 trillion, a P/E ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $453.90 and a 12 month high of $563.92.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders 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.

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.