HighTower Advisors LLC Purchases 3,774 Shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)

HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 332,140 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,774 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $194,842,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGT. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,637 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,956,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 15.0% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 161 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $93,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $40,000. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,465,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 26.5% in the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,370,000 after acquiring an additional 497 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VGT opened at $628.37 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $79.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.30 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $602.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $578.00. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 1 year low of $454.77 and a 1 year high of $630.67.

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).