Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 647,600 shares, a decline of 15.8% from the March 31st total of 768,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,460,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.1% in the 4th quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 550 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Sandy Spring Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.0% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 282 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:VGLT opened at $55.52 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $57.89 and its 200 day moving average is $57.89. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $51.90 and a 12 month high of $65.86.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1998 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Long Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a long-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. It employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.