Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)

NYSEARCA: VGT · Real-Time Price · USD
637.42
-2.78 (-0.43%)
Dec 12, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
-0.43%
Assets $84.78B
Expense Ratio 0.10%
PE Ratio 47.28
Shares Out 134.48M
Dividend (ttm) $3.73
Dividend Yield 0.59%
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 27, 2024
Payout Ratio 27.69%
1-Year Return +35.42%
Volume 306,929
Open 636.77
Previous Close 640.20
Day's Range 634.91 - 639.94
52-Week Low 460.48
52-Week High 646.49
Beta 1.16
Holdings 317
Inception Date Jan 26, 2004

About VGT

Fund Home Page

The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of companies in the US information technology sector. VGT was launched on Jan 26, 2004 and is issued by Vanguard.

Asset Class Equity
Category Technology
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol VGT
ETF Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked MSCI US IMI 25/50 Information Technology

Top 10 Holdings

58.54% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Apple Inc. AAPL 15.78%
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 15.41%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 13.35%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 4.56%
Salesforce, Inc. CRM 1.84%
Oracle Corporation ORCL 1.81%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD 1.52%
Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO 1.45%
Adobe Inc. ADBE 1.41%
Accenture plc ACN 1.41%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Sep 27, 2024 $0.9171 Oct 1, 2024
Jun 28, 2024 $0.7624 Jul 2, 2024
Mar 22, 2024 $1.259 Mar 27, 2024
Dec 19, 2023 $0.7946 Dec 22, 2023
Sep 28, 2023 $0.8814 Oct 3, 2023
Jun 29, 2023 $0.6757 Jul 5, 2023
Full Dividend History

News

VGT: Why It Is A Strong Large Growth ETF

VGT has outperformed other large-cap ETFs like SPY and QQQ, making it a top recommendation for long-term holding due to its technology focus. Technology is the key growth driver, with ETFs like VGT ma...

14 days ago - Seeking Alpha

VGT: Tech Stocks Look Tired

Mega-cap tech stocks have led the market, but VGT's heavy concentration in Apple, Microsoft, and NVIDIA poses risks if their charts turn bearish. VGT is not a diversified fund; nearly 60% of its holdi...

19 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Vergent Bioscience Completes Enrollment in Phase 2 VISUALIZE Trial Evaluating Potential of Abenacianine for Injection (VGT-309) to Improve Tumor Visualization During Cancer Surgery

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vergent Bioscience, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing tumor-targeted imaging agents, announced completion of patient enrollment in the company's Phase 2, ...

4 weeks ago - Business Wire

Breaking Down S&P 500 Returns by Sector Since 2020 Election

The S&P 500 Index has returned nearly 81% since the last presidential election, with a wide disparity between sector performance. The S&P 500's gains since Nov. 3, 2020 reflect an annual return of nea...

5 weeks ago - ETF Trends

9 Tech ETFs to Buy Now

The best technology ETFs provide exposure to wide swaths of innovators, or targeted groups of tech stocks harnessing rising trends.

6 weeks ago - Kiplinger

VGT: Less Attractive In An Era Of Mega Caps

VGT's concentrated portfolio, with Apple, Nvidia, and Microsoft at 45%, reduces diversification and limits upside potential to 6%. VGT tracks the MSCI US IMI/Information Technology 25/50 Index, which ...

7 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

VGT: A Fund For Technology's Next Big Run

VGT is a solid technology sector fund with a low expense ratio and superior risk-adjusted performance, despite slightly lagging its peers in total return. Technology's recent underperformance is due t...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

S&P 500 ETF Titans Drive $691B In 2024 Inflows: Nasdaq, Bitcoin ETFs Close Behind

The U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has reached a monumental milestone, surpassing $10 trillion in assets.

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2 months ago - Benzinga

VGT Is A Stronger Investment Option Than QQQ

VGT offers a competitive investment strategy with a lower expense ratio (10bps) and higher yield (0.65%) compared to QQQ, making it a strong buy for tech sector exposure. VGT's portfolio is highly con...

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3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

VGT: Relative Strength Suggests Caution Warranted

The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) is dominated by Apple, NVIDIA, and Microsoft, which together account for 44% of the ETF. The VGT ETF's recent underperformance relative to the S&P 500 sug...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

VGT: Insane Concentration Risk

Tech is currently the most overcrowded sector, likely facing a meaningful correction soon, making it a risky allocation right now. Vanguard Information Technology ETF offers broad tech exposure but ha...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

VOO, VGT, DIA ETF stocks suffered a harsh reversal: I'm buying

American stocks dived on Friday as concerns that the US was moving into a hard landing continued. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) ETF slumped to $490 on Friday, down by over 5.69% from its highest leve...

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4 months ago - Invezz

VGT: Sector-Specific Concentration And Long-Term Exposure

Exchange-Traded Funds can provide significant portfolio diversification, investing with long-term strategies. VGT is a top-heavy fund with holdings weighted in the Information Technology sector. The f...

5 months ago - Seeking Alpha

VGT: A Higher-Risk Fund That Looks Overvalued Right Now

Vanguard Information Technology ETF has outperformed since 2004, but is heavily concentrated in a few large-cap tech companies. VGT has consistently underperformed the broader NASDAQ index, with core ...

5 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Vergent Bioscience Data Published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Demonstrate VGT-309 May Help Surgeons Visualize Tumor Tissue in the Lung During Surgery

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vergent Bioscience, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing tumor-targeted imaging agents, announced that data published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery reinf...

5 months ago - Business Wire

VGT: Buy This Basket With An Impressive Assortment Of Eggs

The current US economic landscape is unique. Many varying economic forces, making an ideal soft landing a matter of when. VGT has a unique portfolio concentrated enough to reap long-term benefits of t...

5 months ago - Seeking Alpha

VGT: Last Year, IYW Was The Better Choice, But Now, SCHG Offers Safer Tech Exposure

Last Year, I predicted IYW would be a better investment than VGT. IYW has outperformed due to its greater concentration in fewer stocks, and it's tracking an index that includes stocks VGT's index exp...

6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

VGT: Continued Strength As The AI Base Broadens

Vanguard Information Technology ETF offers low fees, and a dividend yield, gaining over 35% since September last year. VGT's outperformance is due to the innovation factor, with companies like Nvidia ...

7 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Tech: Big inflows with one exception

Nathan Geraci, The ETF Store President, joins CNBC's Bob Pisani on ETF Edge to discuss the big inflows into tech.

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7 months ago - CNBC Television

VGT: This Is The Problem With Buying At Record Valuations

The Vanguard Information Technology ETF has underperformed cash since its 2021 peak, yet its valuation multiple has increased owing to portfolio rebalancing in favor of Nvidia and away from Apple. Ext...

8 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Better Than Venture Capital: Why I Choose VGT Over Its Top Holdings Or QQQ

The VGT ETF focuses on US Information Technology companies and has a low expense ratio compared to similar technology-focused funds. VGT offers wide exposure to US tech companies and is a preferable o...

8 months ago - Seeking Alpha

ETFs Which Have The Best Chance Of Outperforming For The Rest Of 2024

With one quarter of 2024 now over, we can now speculate as to which ETFs will end the remainder of this year as your best choices.

8 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Accel Entertainment: A VGT Leader Poised For Takeoff

Accel Entertainment is a leader in the VGT market with a loyal customer base and long-term contracts, making it a strong investment opportunity. The company faces competition in the distributed gaming...

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9 months ago - Seeking Alpha

VGT: High Growth, High Concentration

Vanguard's Information Technology ETF has had strong historical returns, with a 48.3% return over the past year and an average return of 20% annually over the past 10 years.

9 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Vergent Bioscience Presents Phase 2 Data Showing VGT-309 Visualizes Tumors in the Lung During Surgery

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vergent Bioscience, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing tumor-targeted imaging agents, announced new data presented today at the 60th Annual Meeting of The ...

11 months ago - Business Wire