Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.21

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 18th will be paid a dividend of 0.214 per share on Monday, December 22nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 18th. This is a 5.0% increase from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.0%

NASDAQ VGLT traded up $0.02 during trading on Thursday, reaching $56.07. 1,985,037 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,207,896. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $53.17 and a 12-month high of $59.46. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $57.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $56.15.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 8.7% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 737,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,513,000 after acquiring an additional 59,219 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF during the first quarter valued at about $15,664,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 19.9% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 628,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,205,000 after purchasing an additional 104,273 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 1,095.4% in the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 3,538 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth about $1,631,000.

About Vanguard Long-Term Treasury 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.