Bell Bank Trims Position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $VOO

Bell Bank lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 17.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 149,089 shares of the company’s stock after selling 30,894 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF comprises 4.0% of Bell Bank’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Bell Bank’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $93,498,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. West Paces Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. now owns 107,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,914,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares during the period. Compass Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the third quarter valued at $27,782,000. Calamos Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 41.2% in the third quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,260,000 after buying an additional 3,459 shares during the period. Curated Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC now owns 70,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,141,000 after acquiring an additional 7,931 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Certified Advisory Corp boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 37.4% during the third quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 26,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,984,000 after acquiring an additional 7,110 shares during the last quarter.

Key Headlines Impacting Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street bull Tom Lee reiterates a very long-term bullish outlook for the S&P 500 — he forecasts dramatic gains toward 15,000 by 2030, a call that can support long-horizon inflows into broad S&P exposures like VOO. Tom Lee Sees This Vanguard Index Fund Soaring 129%
• Positive Sentiment: Citi and other strategists continue to argue the bull market isn’t over, providing institutional-level reassurance that could limit outflows from large-cap index funds like VOO. Why VOO Is Slipping Today and Why Citi Says the Bull Market Isn’t Over
• Positive Sentiment: VOO declared its quarterly distribution ($1.8724), a routine income event that can attract yield-sensitive ETF buyers and reduce volatility around rebalancing dates. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Declares Quarterly Distribution
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons of VOO vs. growth-tilted alternatives (like VOOG) may shift some flows between large-cap core and growth-tilt ETFs, but the net impact on VOO depends on investor preference for growth exposure. VOO vs. VOOG: Which Vanguard ETF Has More Upside in 2026?
• Neutral Sentiment: Idiosyncratic S&P 500 stock moves (for example, Best Buy jumping on takeover rumors) can add intra-day volatility to the index but are unlikely to change VOO’s longer-term trajectory. The Strange Reason Best Buy Is One of the S&P 500’s Best Performing Stocks Today
• Negative Sentiment: Rising Treasury yields are prompting concerns about higher Fed policy expectations and valuation pressure on multiples — a headwind for large-cap growth and the S&P 500, pushing VOO lower. Rising Treasury Yields Are Spooking Investors
• Negative Sentiment: Escalating geopolitical tensions tied to Iran and the resulting oil-price spike are driving risk-off sentiment and market-wide declines; multiple market commentators cite the conflict as the main reason VOO is slipping today. Why VOO Is Slipping Today US Indices Drop Again S&P 500 Is Nearing a Correction

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock opened at $582.96 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $624.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $622.67. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $442.80 and a 1-year high of $641.81. The company has a market cap of $780.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Company 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.