Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Boosts Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 0.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 470,753 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,872 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises about 7.1% of Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $205,625,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VOO. CX Institutional grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 18.3% during the third quarter. CX Institutional now owns 3,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,565,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 42.2% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 14,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,763,000 after buying an additional 4,356 shares in the last quarter. SOL Capital Management CO grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2,323.4% during the 3rd quarter. SOL Capital Management CO now owns 23,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,184,000 after buying an additional 22,421 shares in the last quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 70,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,948,000 after buying an additional 1,236 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GDS Wealth Management grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 35.4% during the 3rd quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,000 after buying an additional 210 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VOO opened at $467.21 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $423.27 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $470.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $440.56. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $370.92 and a 1-year high of $483.23.

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.