Bank of Montreal Can Has $793.19 Million Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 42.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,472,106 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 438,892 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can owned 0.16% of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF worth $793,186,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Shared Vision Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Shared Vision Wealth Group LLC now owns 693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $373,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. now owns 1,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,050,000 after buying an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Financial Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Retirement Financial Solutions LLC now owns 3,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,787,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. LifeSteps Financial Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. LifeSteps Financial Inc. now owns 988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Weinberger Asset Management Inc raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Weinberger Asset Management Inc now owns 3,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,690,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 5.8 %

VOO opened at $465.52 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.31 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $536.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $539.41. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $444.02 and a 12-month high of $563.92.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Company 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.