Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Plans Dividend Increase – $0.76 Per Share

Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) declared a dividend on Thursday, February 29th, NASDAQ reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.7624 per share by the exchange traded fund on Tuesday, July 2nd. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th. This is an increase from Vanguard Information Technology ETF’s previous dividend of $0.68.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGT traded up $1.76 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $578.17. The company had a trading volume of 497,343 shares, compared to its average volume of 457,130. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a twelve month low of $397.76 and a twelve month high of $593.10. The company’s 50-day moving average is $535.83 and its 200-day moving average is $514.97. The company has a market capitalization of $72.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.30 and a beta of 1.41.

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).