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

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 956,000 shares, a decrease of 42.8% from the February 28th total of 1,670,000 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 2,464,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 1.4 %

VGLT stock opened at $57.17 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $53.80 and a 52-week high of $63.41. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $56.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.64.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1893 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Blair William & Co. IL boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 81.8% in the fourth quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Sightline Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Sightline Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $689,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 50.9% during the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 943 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 22,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,263,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Community Bank N.A. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Community Bank N.A. now owns 9,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $523,000 after buying an additional 382 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index 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.