Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Shares Sold by Prudential Financial Inc.

Prudential Financial Inc. trimmed its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 98.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,950 shares of the company’s stock after selling 178,673 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $1,589,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Sequent Planning LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Sequent Planning LLC now owns 1,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $839,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,061,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $1,122,000. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 5,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,815,000 after buying an additional 888 shares during the period. Finally, Angeles Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,399,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $753,882,000 after acquiring an additional 45,275 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Down 5.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VOO opened at $465.52 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.31 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.01. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $536.06 and a 200-day moving average of $539.24. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52-week low of $453.90 and a 52-week high of $563.92.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a dividend of $1.8121 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. This is an increase from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF’s previous dividend of $1.78.

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.