490,500 Shares in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Bought by Adventist Health System West

Adventist Health System West acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 490,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $264,286,000. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for about 40.9% of Adventist Health System West’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VOO. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 185.0% during the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 57 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Urban Financial Advisory Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the third quarter worth $51,000. Sherman Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter worth $52,000. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $53,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $521.21 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $542.29 and a 200 day moving average of $539.40. The firm has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $453.90 and a 1 year 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 paid 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.