Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. The VGT ETF contains 341 constituents. It is focused on growth holdings in the North America region.
Price $312.17 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 0.92% |
| Expense ratio | 0.1% |
| Average spread | 0.026% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.126% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -7.8% | -4.3% | 3.3% | -11.8% | -1.7% | -9.4% | 13.4% | -5.7% | -11.8% | 1.6% | -34.3% | ||
| 2021 | -0.7% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 5.1% | -1.2% | 7.3% | 3.4% | 3.5% | -5.7% | 8.2% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 27.7% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -7.3% | -9.7% | 14.2% | 7.9% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 11.1% | -4.9% | -4.3% | 12.5% | 5.7% | 42.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | 7.3% | 4.1% | 6.4% | -8.9% | 8.8% | 3.5% | -2.2% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 41.6% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | 0.1% | -3.4% | -0.0% | 7.0% | -0.6% | 2.6% | 8.9% | 0.2% | -8.5% | -1.5% | -8.3% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 4.4% | -2.5% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 7.4% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 32.3% |
| 2016 | -5.9% | -1.0% | 8.9% | -4.7% | 5.3% | -2.3% | 7.6% | 2.3% | 2.5% | -0.5% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 14.1% |
| 2015 | -3.5% | 8.3% | -2.5% | 1.3% | 2.5% | -3.9% | 2.3% | -5.8% | -1.3% | 10.5% | 1.2% | -2.8% | 6.2% |
| 2014 | -2.3% | 4.9% | -0.2% | -0.9% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 4.3% | -1.3% | 1.9% | 5.0% | -2.4% | 15.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 0.5% | 4.2% | -3.2% | 5.4% | -0.4% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 27.6% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | 7.0% | 4.7% | -2.0% | -8.2% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 5.1% | 1.1% | -6.5% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 14.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | 2.4% | -1.9% | 3.1% | -1.8% | -2.5% | -0.1% | -6.4% | -4.1% | 12.3% | -2.0% | -1.0% | 1.8% |
| 17.5% | 24.4% | 8.9% | 13.5% | 13.1% | 4.7% | 49.2% | 17.9% | -19.5% | 29.4% | 30.7% | 3.9% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.76 | 2.04 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.63 | 0.59 | 0.89 | 0.82 | 2.92 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 0.84 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 2.91 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.83 | 0.65 | 2.72 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 2.16 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 1.62 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 1.59 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0.98 | 0.40 | 1.39 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 0.94 | 0.94 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 0.83 | 0.83 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 0.48 | 0.48 | |||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.34 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 19.98% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 17.03% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 4.40% |
| Visa Inc. Class A | 2.86% |
| PayPal Holdings Inc | 2.54% |
| Adobe Inc. | 2.50% |
| Mastercard Incorporated Class A | 2.41% |
| salesforce.com, inc. | 2.03% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.96% |
| Intel Corporation | 1.72% |
| Accenture Plc Class A | 1.69% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.60% |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 1.39% |
| Oracle Corporation | 1.32% |
| Qualcomm Inc | 1.30% |
| Top 15 Weights | 64.73% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| VGT | FTEC | IGM | IXN | IYW | XLK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | Vanguard Information Technology ETF | FIDELITY MSCI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX ETF | iShares North American Tech ETF | iShares Global Tech ETF | iShares U.S. Technology ETF | Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Fidelity | iShares | iShares | iShares | SPDR |
| Price | $312.17 | $92.63 | $280.82 | $43.06 | $74.49 | $121.1 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.1% |  0.08% |  0.43% | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0.12% |
| Average Spread | 0.026% | 0.043% | 0.061% | 0.093% | 0.040% | 0.008% |
| AUM | $38,227,300,000 | $4,807,960,000 | $2,530,070,000 | $3,950,020,000 | $6,206,060,000 | $35,599,000,000 |
| Shares | 122,456,520 | 51,904,984 | 9,009,583 | 91,733,025 | 83,313,964 | 293,963,970 |
| Average Daily Volume | 1,020,163 | 201,810 | 80,207 | 366,510 | 1,284,306 | 8,672,927 |
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| Inception Date | 2004-01-26 | 2013-10-21 | 2001-03-13 | 2001-11-12 | 2000-05-15 | 1998-12-16 |
| Index Tracked | MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index | MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index | S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index | S&P Global 1200 Information Technology Sector Index | N/A | S&P Technology Select Sector Index |
| Category | Technology Equities | Technology Equities | Technology Equities | Technology Equities | Technology Equities | Technology Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps |
| Value or Growth | Growth | Growth | Growth | Growth | Growth | Growth |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $2.858 | $0.9 | $0.959 | $0.342 | $0.344 | $1.243 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.009% | 0.010% | 0.003% | 0.008% | 0.005% | 0.010% |
| Number of Holdings | 341 | 344 | 325 | 126 | 153 | 74 |
| YTD Return | -31.46% | -31.16% | -35.87% | -32.89% | -34.95% | -29.87% |
| Beta | 1.13 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.19 |
| Upside Beta | 0.32 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
| Downside Beta | 0.02 | -0.24 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Volatility 1Y | 31.50% | 31.37% | 33.10% | 29.96% | 33.04% | 30.35% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.45 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.90 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |