Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Shares Sold by Cerity Partners LLC

Cerity Partners LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 1.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 266,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,646 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $165,765,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGT. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 39,912.0% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,232,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $766,536,000 after acquiring an additional 1,229,688 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $494,903,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $419,585,000 after purchasing an additional 510,798 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of 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 worth $3,222,539,000 after purchasing an additional 501,703 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 201,628.9% in the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 229,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $142,996,000 after purchasing an additional 229,857 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Stock Down 6.4 %

NYSEARCA:VGT opened at $478.60 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $66.65 billion, a PE ratio of 32.38 and a beta of 1.23. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 52-week low of $451.68 and a 52-week high of $648.76. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $589.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $605.75.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Cuts Dividend

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