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

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,200,000 shares, a decline of 23.1% from the October 15th total of 1,560,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,581,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGLT traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $56.92. The company had a trading volume of 3,352,568 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,368,041. The business has a fifty day moving average of $59.95 and a 200-day moving average of $59.10. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $54.96 and a 12 month high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.2123 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 15.9% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 64,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,996,000 after buying an additional 8,911 shares in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $8,299,000. IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 46.5% in the third quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 51,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,188,000 after buying an additional 16,411 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 74.3% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 99,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,133,000 after buying an additional 42,507 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Community Bank N.A. raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 240.5% in the third quarter. Community Bank N.A. now owns 9,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after purchasing an additional 6,401 shares during the last quarter.

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.