Vanguard's tech ETF sells itself on cost. At 0.09%, Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) sits near the floor of sector ETF pricing.
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, the Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares (VGT) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 26, 2004.
The Vanguard triple split is now five weeks old, and the scoreboard tells a clear story.
Tony Dong is the founder of ETF Portfolio Blueprint.
The bull case for Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT | VGT Price Prediction) right now rests on a single uncomfortable observation: tech has already run hard, and the people calling for another leg up are the same people watching liquidity expand while volatility collapses.
Looking for broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares (VGT), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 26, 2004.
Software stocks are in a quiet crisis that most investors haven't fully reckoned with.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) by 4.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 703,955 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 31,244 shares during the quarter.
SOXX charges a much higher expense ratio and is far more concentrated than VGT SOXX has dramatically outperformed VGT over the past year but with sharper drawdowns and higher volatility VGT offers broader tech exposure, while SOXX is focused exclusively on semiconductors
XLK and VGT both focus on U.S. technology stocks, but VGT holds significantly more companies. XLK comes with a marginally lower expense ratio and a slightly higher dividend yield compared to VGT.
IYW charges a higher expense ratio and offers a lower dividend yield than VGT IYW has slightly outperformed VGT over the past year but saw a deeper five-year drawdown IYW holds fewer stocks and tilts more toward communication services, while VGT stays concentrated in pure tech
VGT is a stock worth owning for decades because it gives you low-cost, diversified exposure to the companies that will define how the global economy operates — not as a speculative bet, but as a structural position in the industry that keeps growing its share of everything.