Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Has $1.95 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 13.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 379 shares during the quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $1,954,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 10.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,494,335 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,222,539,000 after purchasing an additional 501,703 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,188,742 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $697,221,000 after purchasing an additional 26,845 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 506,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $292,185,000 after purchasing an additional 17,933 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 390,136 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $228,842,000 after purchasing an additional 15,742 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 332,140 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $194,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,774 shares during the period.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock opened at $627.47 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $79.01 billion, a PE ratio of 36.30 and a beta of 1.41. The company’s 50-day moving average is $627.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $594.52. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 1 year low of $478.25 and a 1 year high of $648.66.

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).