Advisors Capital Management LLC Has $8.12 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)

Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 0.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,063 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $8,123,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VGT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,765,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,585,273,000 after buying an additional 271,622 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 10.5% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,514,592 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $941,773,000 after acquiring an additional 144,217 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,325,876 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $824,430,000 after buying an additional 137,134 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 39,912.0% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,232,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $766,536,000 after acquiring an additional 1,229,688 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF during the 4th quarter worth $494,903,000.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Stock Up 2.0 %

VGT stock opened at $520.14 on Monday. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 52 week low of $451.00 and a 52 week high of $648.76. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $573.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $601.70. The company has a market cap of $72.43 billion, a PE ratio of 32.38 and a beta of 1.23.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a $0.7294 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).