Franklin Parlapiano Turner & Welch LLC Sells 3,324 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Franklin Parlapiano Turner & Welch LLC reduced its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 108,290 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,324 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for about 16.8% of Franklin Parlapiano Turner & Welch LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Franklin Parlapiano Turner & Welch LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $74,375,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOO. Hibernia Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.6% during the first quarter. Hibernia Wealth Partners LLC now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. now owns 1,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,176,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Midwest Heritage Bank FSB raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Midwest Heritage Bank FSB now owns 2,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,601,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC now owns 563 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. Finally, Retirement Planning Group LLC NY boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC NY now owns 1,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $928,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period.

Key Vanguard S&P 500 ETF News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors directed billions into broad U.S. equity ETFs and mega-cap technology stocks this week, signaling continued demand for the large-cap companies that dominate VOO’s portfolio. Broad Market Momentum and Defensive Pivots: This Week’s Top ETF Flows
• Positive Sentiment: U.S. stocks rose after payrolls reportedly declined by 23,000, reducing expectations for a September Federal Reserve rate hike. Lower-rate expectations can support equity valuations and benefit VOO. Nasdaq Index and S&P500: Benchmarks Rise as Payrolls Hit the Fed Hike Case
• Positive Sentiment: The S&P 500 has gained about 22% over the past year while its valuation has fallen, suggesting improving earnings or fundamentals are offsetting the market’s advance and making large-cap exposure appear relatively more attractive. The Stock Market Is Finally Rising Again—and It’s Getting Cheaper, Too
• Positive Sentiment: Record S&P 500 call-option activity and bullish positioning point to strong near-term investor confidence, potentially supporting further momentum in VOO. S&P 500 Call Option Volume Hits Record 4 Million Contracts
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain optimistic about additional S&P 500 gains despite concerns about AI spending, valuations and geopolitical tensions, providing a supportive but uncertain outlook for VOO. Tom Lee Reveals His S&P 500 Target for the End of August
• Negative Sentiment: Defensive flows into ultra-short Treasuries, gold and healthcare indicate that some investors are hedging against market risks even while buying equities, which could limit upside if sentiment deteriorates. Broad Market Momentum and Defensive Pivots: This Week’s Top ETF Flows
• Negative Sentiment: Articles highlight that roughly 28.7% of VOO is concentrated in seven major stocks. That concentration increases sensitivity to a reversal in mega-cap technology or the AI trade, despite the ETF’s low 0.03% expense ratio. VOO’s 0.03% Fee Hides the Real Cost
• Negative Sentiment: A July sell-off in AI-related investments hurt growth funds and underscores the risk that weakness in technology leadership could weigh disproportionately on VOO. Stock Market Suffers AI Sell-Off in July. What’s Next?

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $710.71 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.01 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $578.46 and a 1 year high of $714.16. The company’s fifty day moving average is $686.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $655.40.

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.