HighTower Advisors LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 12.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 112,352 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,610 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $6,219,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VGLT. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. First Community Trust NA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 50.9% in the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 943 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 233.7% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 941 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 659 shares during the period. Finally, Webster Bank N. A. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $94,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGLT opened at $57.38 on Wednesday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $53.80 and a twelve month high of $63.41. The company’s 50 day moving average is $56.23 and its 200 day moving average is $57.85.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.1893 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.