Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Shares Purchased by John G Ullman & Associates Inc.

John G Ullman & Associates Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 19.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. John G Ullman & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $277,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hanover Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Hanover Advisors Inc. now owns 2,870 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,785,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 5,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,315,000 after buying an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 2,649 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,647,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 14,502 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,017,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Maripau Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $749,000.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

VGT stock opened at $598.48 on Monday. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 52 week low of $478.25 and a 52 week high of $648.76. The company has a market capitalization of $83.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.18 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $626.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $607.21.

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).