Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Shares Sold by Principal Financial Group Inc.

Principal Financial Group Inc. trimmed its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 1.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 65,690 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,114 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $40,227,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 17.9% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 25,883,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,702,804,000 after purchasing an additional 3,931,698 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 6.7% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,763,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,883,043,000 after buying an additional 2,313,230 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 59,094.6% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,313,917 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,314,374,000 after acquiring an additional 2,310,008 shares during the last quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 16,553.7% in the second quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC now owns 2,196,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,247,655,000 after acquiring an additional 2,183,270 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 90.8% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,557,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,588,936,000 after purchasing an additional 2,169,548 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA VOO opened at $623.10 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12-month low of $442.80 and a 12-month high of $641.81. The company has a market cap of $833.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $631.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $613.83.

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.