Vanguard Information Technology ETF $VGT Position Raised by Empirical Asset Management LLC

Empirical Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 2,020.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 24,681 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,517 shares during the period. Vanguard Information Technology ETF makes up about 2.8% of Empirical Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Empirical Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $18,428,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGT. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 34.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,438,000 after purchasing an additional 598 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 80.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,147 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,249,000 after buying an additional 1,854 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 112,999 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $61,288,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 378.1% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 6,713 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,453,000 after acquiring an additional 5,309 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $218,000.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock opened at $737.30 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $110.33 billion, a PE ratio of 34.55 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $750.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $744.40. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 1 year low of $451.00 and a 1 year high of $806.99.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Profile

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies in three areas: technology software and services, including companies that develop software in various fields (such as the Internet, applications, systems, databases, and/or home entertainment), and companies that provide information technology consulting and services, data processing, and outsourced services; technology hardware and equipment, including manufacturers and distributors of communications equipment, computers and peripherals and electronic equipment, and semiconductors and semiconductor equipment manufacturers.