Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) was the target of a large increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,520,000 shares, an increase of 60.2% from the October 31st total of 948,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,799,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGIT opened at $59.03 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $59.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.08. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.03 and a fifty-two week high of $60.82.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.1855 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.77%.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VGIT. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 123.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 272,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,958,000 after buying an additional 150,414 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 220.9% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 71,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,177,000 after acquiring an additional 49,110 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 16.1% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 104,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,996,000 after purchasing an additional 14,559 shares in the last quarter. Waller Financial Planning Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $265,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter worth $31,000.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Company Profile

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.