Advisory Alpha LLC Trims Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

Advisory Alpha LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,883 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,165 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,843,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 221.6% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 42,085,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,493,137,000 after buying an additional 28,998,773 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 11,922,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $682,476,000 after buying an additional 1,033,360 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,877,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,002,000 after acquiring an additional 313,557 shares in the last quarter. Nepc LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 185.0% during the 1st quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,029,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,696,000 after acquiring an additional 2,615,725 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 2,593,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,615,000 after acquiring an additional 182,144 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGLT stock opened at $61.54 on Tuesday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $51.90 and a 12-month high of $63.41. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $61.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.78.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2041 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

About Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.