Portland Global Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Portland Global Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 1.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,880 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 56 shares during the quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $2,091,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VOO. Nova R Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter worth $200,000. Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 241.9% during the fourth quarter. Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC now owns 424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Joel Adams & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $19,507,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $848,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IMC Chicago LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $149,758,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of VOO 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. 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 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 business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $1.8121 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This is an increase 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.