Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Acquires 6,847 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 4.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 147,940 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,847 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $93,457,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VOO. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 39,068,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,501,033,000 after buying an additional 1,141,931 shares in the last quarter. Canerector Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 61,151.6% in the third quarter. Canerector Inc. now owns 27,648,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,931,668,000 after acquiring an additional 27,603,817 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 25,959,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,896,927,000 after acquiring an additional 75,400 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.6% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 13,791,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,415,795,000 after acquiring an additional 606,315 shares during the period. Finally, Acorns Advisers LLC grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 8,995,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,508,763,000 after acquiring an additional 148,366 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOO opened at $678.04 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a twelve month low of $517.36 and a twelve month high of $678.53. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $626.79 and its 200-day moving average is $627.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $927.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Key Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

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

• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital Markets raised its year-end S&P 500 target to 7,900, citing resilient earnings growth and strength in AI-related sectors, which supports a bullish outlook for VOO as a broad-market tracker. RBC lifts S&P 500 year-end target to 7,900 on AI optimism
• Positive Sentiment: Another report said the S&P 500 could head toward 8,000, with the rally being driven by a very strong earnings season, reinforcing momentum for VOO. Why the S&P 500 Is Heading to 8000
• Positive Sentiment: Markets continued to notch record highs this week despite geopolitical uncertainty, suggesting investors are still favoring risk assets and large-cap index exposure. Nasdaq, S&P 500 Enjoy Another Record-Breaking Week
• Positive Sentiment: VOO is nearing the $1 trillion asset mark as inflows align with the S&P 500’s rally, highlighting persistent demand for the ETF. VOO nears $1 trillion as S&P 500 rally, inflows align
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles comparing VOO with other index funds and discussing ETF fee cuts are mostly informational, but they underscore how strong demand remains for low-cost core equity ETFs. How Lower ETF Fees Are Saving 401(k) Investors Thousands
• Negative Sentiment: Some technical commentary warned that the S&P 500’s extended run could be nearing exhaustion, which could create near-term volatility for VOO if momentum fades. Elliott Wave and Market Breadth Align on Late-Stage Rally Risk for the S&P 500

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.