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

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,120,000 shares, a decline of 35.3% from the January 15th total of 1,730,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,349,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VGLT. Annex Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $143,685,000. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 91.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,836,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,110,000 after acquiring an additional 1,835,116 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.8% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 10,738,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $594,403,000 after acquiring an additional 1,044,022 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 339.9% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,351,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,783,000 after acquiring an additional 1,043,993 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 49.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,192,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,763,000 after acquiring an additional 727,075 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

VGLT opened at $56.42 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $53.79 and a 52 week high of $63.41. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $55.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.44.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2067 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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.