Vanguard Information Technology ETF $VGT Stock Holdings Increased by Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc.

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 669.0% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 13,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,527 shares during the quarter. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $1,584,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VGT. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 657.6% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 4,731,562 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $565,516,000 after acquiring an additional 4,107,038 shares in the last quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 700.0% during the second quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. now owns 600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 525 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 940.5% during the second quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 51,266 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,127,000 after purchasing an additional 46,339 shares during the last quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 731.3% in the second quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 4,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $562,000 after purchasing an additional 4,139 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Advisors Inc. OK boosted its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 700.0% in the second quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 50,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,075,000 after purchasing an additional 44,477 shares during the period.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Price Performance

VGT stock opened at $120.07 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $147.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.55 and a beta of 1.34. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 1-year low of $83.09 and a 1-year high of $126.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $116.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $107.00.

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). 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.