Blair William & Co. IL Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)

Blair William & Co. IL grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 3.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,835 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,125 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $23,526,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 39,912.0% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,232,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $766,536,000 after purchasing an additional 1,229,688 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in the 4th quarter worth $494,903,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 311.5% during the fourth quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 674,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $419,585,000 after acquiring an additional 510,798 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 10.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,494,335 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,222,539,000 after acquiring an additional 501,703 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 621.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 216,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $134,371,000 after acquiring an additional 186,139 shares during the period.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

NYSEARCA:VGT opened at $557.24 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $602.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $606.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.62 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 12-month low of $478.25 and a 12-month high of $648.76.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.7294 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

About Vanguard Information Technology ETF

Vanguard Information Technology ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the information technology sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).