Essex Financial Services Inc. Buys 468 Shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)

Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 11.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,441 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 468 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF were worth $2,762,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Summit Trail Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 8,069 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,017,000 after purchasing an additional 517 shares during the period. First National Corp MA ADV bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF in the fourth quarter worth $233,000. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,348 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,325,000 after buying an additional 356 shares in the last quarter. Elser Financial Planning Inc bought a new stake in Vanguard Information Technology ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $427,000. Finally, Silicon Valley Capital Partners grew its position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Silicon Valley Capital Partners now owns 96,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $60,119,000 after buying an additional 2,396 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VGT opened at $628.86 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $629.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $598.54. Vanguard Information Technology ETF has a twelve month low of $478.25 and a twelve month high of $648.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.30 and a beta of 1.41.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF 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).