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

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 956,000 shares, a decline of 42.8% from the February 28th total of 1,670,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,464,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGLT. Annex Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $143,685,000. Nepc LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 50.4% in the 4th quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 6,061,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $335,525,000 after buying an additional 2,032,558 shares in the last quarter. Bramshill Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $59,537,000. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 10,738,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $594,403,000 after acquiring an additional 1,044,022 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 339.9% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGLT opened at $56.40 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $53.80 and a 12-month high of $63.41. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $56.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.68.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.1893 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 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.