Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF $VGT

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 669.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,527 shares during the quarter. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $1,584,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 657.6% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 4,731,562 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $565,516,000 after purchasing an additional 4,107,038 shares in the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. boosted its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 693.4% in the 2nd quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 2,421,267 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $289,390,000 after buying an additional 2,116,095 shares during the last quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 700.0% during the second quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan now owns 1,637,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $195,752,000 after acquiring an additional 1,433,089 shares in the last quarter. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 690.1% during the second quarter. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,378,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $164,724,000 after acquiring an additional 1,203,781 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Taiyo Life Insurance Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 700.0% during the second quarter. Taiyo Life Insurance Co. now owns 1,352,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $161,591,000 after acquiring an additional 1,183,000 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock opened at $120.07 on Monday. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a 52 week low of $83.09 and a 52 week high of $126.00. The stock has a market cap of $147.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.55 and a beta of 1.34. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $116.96 and a 200-day moving average of $107.00.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies in three areas: technology software and services, including companies that develop software in various fields (such as the Internet, applications, systems, databases, and/or home entertainment), and companies that provide information technology consulting and services, data processing, and outsourced services; technology hardware and equipment, including manufacturers and distributors of communications equipment, computers and peripherals and electronic equipment, and semiconductors and semiconductor equipment manufacturers.