Principal Financial Group Inc. Invests $200,000 in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT)

Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,315 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $200,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 70.7% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC increased its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,672.4% during the second quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC now owns 514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter valued at $35,000.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGIT opened at $58.75 on Tuesday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.03 and a one year high of $60.82. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.06.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.1855 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.79%.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.