Shelton Capital Management Acquires New Shares in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)

Shelton Capital Management purchased a new position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $684,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Morse Asset Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF in the third quarter worth about $138,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 459.5% during the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 26,858 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,753,000 after buying an additional 22,058 shares in the last quarter. Brophy Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $355,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,367 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,975,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 19,265 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,299,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the period.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGT stock opened at $533.78 on Thursday. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 12-month low of $451.00 and a 12-month high of $648.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.38 and a beta of 1.23. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $577.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $602.56.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Company 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).