Busey Bank Buys 12,339 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Busey Bank increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 56.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 34,292 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,339 shares during the quarter. Busey Bank’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $21,000,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOO. Central Bank & Trust Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. now owns 1,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $778,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.0% in the second quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd now owns 628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Washington Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.1% in the second quarter. Washington Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $905,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.5% in the second quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 417 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.1% during the second quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $919,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of VOO opened at $634.78 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $789.93 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $442.80 and a 12 month high of $635.32. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $623.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $599.19.

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.