Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Shares Bought by E&G Advisors LP

E&G Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 2.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 12,083 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the period. Vanguard Information Technology ETF accounts for 2.0% of E&G Advisors LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. E&G Advisors LP’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $7,513,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 45.3% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 93 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,269 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,411,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 11.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 64,373 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,756,000 after acquiring an additional 6,396 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 21.2% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 41,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $24,240,000 after purchasing an additional 7,223 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northstar Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 3.9% in the third quarter. Northstar Group Inc. now owns 670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSEARCA VGT opened at $607.85 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $76.54 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 company has a 50 day moving average of $629.64 and a 200-day moving average of $597.02.

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).