Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Buys 244 Shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its stake in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 9.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,722 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $1,693,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,557 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,837,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Petix & Botte Co purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $316,000. Flagship Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Flagship Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,387 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,080,000 after acquiring an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. Rockwood Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Rockwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,557,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Patton Albertson Miller Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Patton Albertson Miller Group LLC now owns 14,003 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,707,000 after buying an additional 93 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Trading Down 5.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VGT opened at $606.78 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $76.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.30 and a beta of 1.41. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 1-year low of $478.25 and a 1-year high of $648.76. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $629.27 and its 200 day moving average is $596.30.

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).