Cerity Partners LLC Buys 517,044 Shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT)

Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) by 29.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,291,226 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 517,044 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC owned 0.45% of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $138,436,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VGIT. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 70.7% during the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Aspire Private Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,672.4% in the second quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC now owns 514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,000.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGIT opened at $58.35 on Friday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.03 and a 12 month high of $60.82. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $59.37 and a 200-day moving average of $59.03.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1855 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $2.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.81%.

About Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF

Vanguard Intermediate Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with an intermediate-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.