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

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,343,762 shares, an increase of 34.1% from the January 29th total of 1,002,337 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,497,680 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s shares are short sold. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 2,497,680 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGLT opened at $57.03 on Wednesday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $53.17 and a 52-week high of $59.46. The business’s 50 day moving average is $56.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.59.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.1874 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital Analysts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 38.6% in the 4th quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Sightline Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Sightline Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 34.6% during the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 810 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 9.7% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,356 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the period. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 3,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the period.

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. Long Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected bonds) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, with maturities greater than 10 years.