Watchman Group Inc. Purchases 37 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Watchman Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,552 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Watchman Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $836,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VOO. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 53,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,985,000 after acquiring an additional 1,235 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 380,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,756,000 after purchasing an additional 30,751 shares during the last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $144,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 13.1% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 3,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,596,000 after buying an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 114.5% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 18,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,796,000 after buying an additional 9,909 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Down 2.0 %

Shares of VOO opened at $510.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 25.26 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $453.90 and a 12-month high of $563.92. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $541.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $539.71.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a $1.8121 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost 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.