Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)
| Assets | $59.21B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.10% |
| PE Ratio | 35.90 |
| Shares Out | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | $3.12 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.65% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Payout Ratio | 23.17% |
| 1-Year Return | +51.45% |
| Volume | 530,552 |
| Open | 486.98 |
| Previous Close | 486.79 |
| Day's Range | 481.91 - 487.60 |
| 52-Week Low | 310.00 |
| 52-Week High | 487.84 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Holdings | 318 |
| Inception Date | Jan 26, 2004 |
About VGT
Fund Home PageThe 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.
Top 10 Holdings
61.29% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 22.19% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 20.84% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 4.15% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 3.35% |
| Adobe Inc. | ADBE | 2.27% |
| Salesforce, Inc. | CRM | 2.00% |
| Accenture plc | ACN | 1.71% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | CSCO | 1.61% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | AMD | 1.60% |
| Oracle Corporation | ORCL | 1.57% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2023 | $0.7946 | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $0.8814 | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $0.6757 | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.7716 | Mar 29, 2023 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | $0.872 | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | $0.7639 | Oct 3, 2022 |
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