Short Interest in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Decreases By 25.5%

by · The Markets Daily

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 878,800 shares, a decrease of 25.5% from the November 30th total of 1,180,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,628,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGLT traded down $0.39 during trading on Friday, reaching $55.10. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,914,314 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,582,175. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $57.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $59.16. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $54.96 and a 1-year high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VGLT. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 91.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,836,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,110,000 after buying an additional 1,835,116 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 11,922,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $682,476,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033,360 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 49.6% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,192,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,763,000 after acquiring an additional 727,075 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,514,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,914,000 after purchasing an additional 637,415 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 230.0% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 913,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,193,000 after acquiring an additional 636,405 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF

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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.

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