Retirement Planning Group LLC Boosts Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Retirement Planning Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 7.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 500,243 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 33,019 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises 10.6% of Retirement Planning Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $306,339,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Capital Wealth Alliance LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 7,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,498,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. West Paces Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. now owns 107,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,914,000 after purchasing an additional 1,900 shares in the last quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 41.2% in the third quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,260,000 after buying an additional 3,459 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 228.1% during the third quarter. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,475,000 after buying an additional 1,674 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fermata Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 21.5% during the third quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 15,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,271,000 after buying an additional 2,680 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Softer inflation data helped lift the S&P 500 and supported ETF flows into broad-market ETFs like VOO, providing near-term upside momentum. Stock Market Live January 13: S&P 500 (VOO) Rises on Tame Inflation Data
• Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment readings moved further into the “Greed” zone as major indexes hit new highs, which typically supports broad?market ETFs and can attract momentum flows. Dow, S&P 500 Hit New Highs: Investor Sentiment Improves
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest in VOO plunged in December (down ~56% vs. mid?month), leaving a very low short?interest ratio—this reduces potential short?covering volatility and is a bullish structural sign. (Short interest data)
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple bullish commentaries highlight continued reasons to own the S&P 500 as a core allocation, reinforcing long?term investor demand for VOO. Looking For Reasons To Be Bullish On The S&P 500?
• Neutral Sentiment: VOO was slightly negative in pre?market trade and has been trading with the broader market’s mixed intraday moves as earnings season begins—short?term direction hinges on company reports. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Daily Update
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts flag a busy week of catalysts—macros, earnings and geopolitics—that could produce volatility for VOO but also create trading opportunities. Top 6 catalysts for the S&P 500 Index, VOO, and SPY ETFs this week
• Negative Sentiment: Policy and legal risks—coverage noting probes into high?profile figures and Fed scrutiny—are creating headwinds and episodic selling pressure that can weigh on broad indexes and VOO. S&P 500 Index: US Stocks Face Headwinds from Policy Risk
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. futures and some sessions have weakened after headlines about regulatory or DOJ actions and other market?rattling news, increasing short?term downside risk for VOO. Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Futures Tumble

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $638.03 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $853.82 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $442.80 and a fifty-two week high of $640.16. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $625.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $607.06.

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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.