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  Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) reached a new milestone, surpassing $1 trillion in net assets for the first time. This achievement makes it the first exchange-traded fund to ever cross that threshold. While hitting the $1 trillion mark is largely symbolic—ETFs don’t receive accolades for size—it does mean incremental revenue gains for Vanguard and the funds that hold the company’s stock. The milestone highlights the extraordinary rise of index funds and Vanguard’s pivotal role in popularizing them among all kinds of investors. Competitors like the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) aren’t far behind. By the end of the day, IVV’s net assets were just under $861 billion, while SPY had nearly $786 billion. VOO wasn’t always the frontrunner. Just five years ago, it was the smallest of the three major S&P 500 ETFs, with roughly $225 billion in assets. Back then, SPY led the pack with about $360 billion. Vanguard’s ETF surged ahead tha...

  Netflix Stock Is Wobbling as the Warner Bros. Takeover Saga Drags On. Buy the Dip. Shares look a lot cheaper following a recent selloff, and they are well-positioned to rally however the takeover battle shakes out. By  George Glover Netflix  stock has gone from fairy tale to fiasco this year—but plenty of great dramas give their hero a third-act redemption arc. Shares are on their worst six-day run since July 2023, tumbling 13% amid concerns about  how the video streamer  will pay for its potential acquisition of  Warner Bros. Discovery . That has taken the shine off a rally from earlier this year. Netflix stock is now up 8.5% in 2025 and trading at its lowest level since mid-April, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Shares have fallen 17% since  Barron’s   recommended buying them in May . Savvy investors should be on the edge of their seats. Shares look a lot cheaper after the recent selloff, and they are well-positioned to rally no matte...

  Netflix Just Announced a 10-for-1 Stock Split  Netflix announced a 10-for-1 stock split Thursday, a move that changes nothing fundamentally about the company, but could make the pricey individual shares more accessible to the retail investor. Existing shareholders as of Nov. 10 will receive nine additional shares for each one they hold. They’ll get that allotment on Nov. 14, and the stock will begin trading at the new post-split price on Monday, Nov. 17. Netflix, the streaming leader whose shares have boomed over the last three years to above $1,000 apiece, said it was making the change to “reset the market price of the Company’s common stock to a range that will be more accessible to employees who participate in the Company’s stock option program.” Netflix shares added more than 2% after hours on the split announcement. The stock closed Thursday at $1,089 a share, up 42% for the past one year. The stock is currently one of 10 stocks in the S&P 500 with ...

  O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) successfully executed a 15-for-1 stock split on June 9, 2025, after shareholders approved the necessary share authorization increase. This move was approved by the Board of Directors on March 13, 2025, and aims to make the stock more accessible to team members and other investors by lowering the per-share price.  Key details of the O'Reilly stock split:   Split Ratio:  15-for-1, meaning shareholders of record as of June 2, 2025, received 14 additional shares for each share they owned. Record Date:  June 2, 2025. Distribution Date:  June 9, 2025, after market close. Effective Date of Trading:  Shares began trading on a post-split basis on June 10, 2025. Purpose:  The split was intended to make shares more affordable and accessible for employee stock purchase programs and the broader investor base, particularly for smaller investors who might be deterred by a higher share price. This is O'Reilly's...

An exchange-traded fund keyed to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway equity portfolio has attracted nearly $250 million since its inception in March. The VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF holds 21 stocks — 20 in Berkshire’s portfolio plus 10% of its assets in Berkshire’s Class B shares. Plus, there’s a twist. “Berkshire doesn’t pay a dividend,” says VistaShares CEO Adam Patti. “We felt there was an opportunity to mirror the holdings and provide a 15% target [annual yield].” The Berkshire ETF uses the sale, or writing, of call options to augment income. As a result, the Berkshire ETF may be best suited for tax-free IRAs and 401(k) accounts. “Any income strategy will not keep up in an aggressive bull market” due to the options, Patti says, but the income will offset some stock-price declines. The annual fee is 0.95%. The total return of the ETF, which closed Friday at $19.20, is about flat since inception. The Berkshire index it tracks, which includes Apple, Berkshire B s...

  Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $103,647 on Dec. 5, 2024. The milestone capped a year of significant developments for the cryptocurrency, including the January 2024 approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which allowed mainstream investors easier access to the asset through traditional brokerage accounts. The roughly 48% surge from prices of about $70,000 before the election came amid investor exuberance over Trump's crypto-friendly campaign promises, including a pledge to fire current SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who has often been critical of cryptocurrencies. Trump tapped Paul Atkins, CEO of the consulting firm Patomak Global Partners and a former SEC commissioner, to chair the SEC in his administration. In the years since leaving the SEC, Atkins has argued against too much SEC regulation and has been seen as a crypto advocate. https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-record-high-portfolio-strategy-8756170