Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 607,600 shares, an increase of 28.6% from the March 31st total of 472,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,876,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,259,000. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 81.9% during the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 167,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,092,000 after acquiring an additional 75,221 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $302,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $200,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 71,703,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,332,306,000 after purchasing an additional 313,398 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGIT opened at $59.25 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $59.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.66. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.35 and a one year high of $60.82.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a $0.1872 dividend. This represents a $2.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Company Profile

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