Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Purchases 45,000 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)

Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) by 26.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 218,225 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,000 shares during the period. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF accounts for approximately 16.7% of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were worth $117,538,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 13.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,924,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,624,419,000 after purchasing an additional 2,879,321 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 23,383,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,338,681,000 after buying an additional 277,818 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 57,975.9% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 7,915,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,176,904,000 after acquiring an additional 7,902,121 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.2% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,997,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,999,009,000 after acquiring an additional 86,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,474,212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,833,375,000 after acquiring an additional 21,745 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

VOO opened at $557.61 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $547.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $527.71. The company has a market capitalization of $505.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.04 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $443.75 and a 1-year high of $559.96.

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.