8,826 Shares in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO Purchased by Northwestern University

Northwestern University acquired a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 8,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,062,000. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF makes up 9.6% of Northwestern University’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Birch Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. RHL Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 50.0% in the second quarter. RHL Group LLC now owns 48 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter worth $39,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $707.24 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $578.46 and a 12 month high of $716.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.01 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $693.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $662.96.

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. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.