Vanguard Information Technology ETF $VGT Stock: Retirement Planning Group LLC Raises Stake

Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 46.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 113,842 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 35,859 shares during the quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $14,307,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in 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 valued at $565,516,000 after acquiring an additional 4,107,038 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 762.8% during the 2nd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,651,091 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $436,378,000 after purchasing an additional 3,227,909 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 817.3% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,330,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $398,041,000 after purchasing an additional 2,967,256 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. boosted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 693.4% during the second quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 2,421,267 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $289,390,000 after purchasing an additional 2,116,095 shares during the period. Finally, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan boosted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 700.0% during the second quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan now owns 1,637,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $195,752,000 after purchasing an additional 1,433,089 shares during the period.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VGT opened at $120.33 on Tuesday. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a one year low of $83.09 and a one year high of $130.66. The company has a market cap of $148.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.55 and a beta of 1.34. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $122.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $115.36.

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.