Raymond James Financial Inc. Buys Shares of 795,919 Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)

Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 795,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $494,903,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. owned approximately 0.63% of Vanguard Information Technology ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VGT. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,241 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,314,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. United Advisor Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 912 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $535,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. JFG Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $603,000. HF Advisory Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,092 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,814,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bailard Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 3.3% during the third quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 114,156 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $66,955,000 after buying an additional 3,647 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock opened at $586.92 on Thursday. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a one year low of $478.25 and a one year high of $648.76. The company has a market cap of $81.48 billion, a PE ratio of 36.18 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $622.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $607.16.

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).