Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Shares Acquired by Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC

Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 53.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $338,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. UBS Group AG boosted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,762,372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $852,988,000 after purchasing an additional 31,323 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $692,917,000. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 362,743 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $175,581,000 after acquiring an additional 14,861 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 189.0% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 317,241 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $166,685,000 after acquiring an additional 207,468 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 253,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $122,771,000 after acquiring an additional 19,816 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of VGT traded up $11.03 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $583.85. 441,235 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 467,381. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $567.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $529.34. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 12-month low of $397.76 and a 12-month high of $609.15. The firm has a market cap of $73.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.30 and a beta of 1.41.

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).