Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Short Interest Down 20.5% in January

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,002,337 shares, a decrease of 20.5% from the January 15th total of 1,260,312 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,880,908 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 2,880,908 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGLT opened at $57.18 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $53.17 and a twelve month high of $59.46. The business’s fifty day moving average is $56.02 and its 200 day moving average is $56.45.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.2145 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 7.9% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 5,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,000 after purchasing an additional 421 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 9.4% in the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after buying an additional 394 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 3.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 7,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $421,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $355,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury 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. 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.