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

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) was the target of a large drop in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 878,800 shares, a drop of 25.5% from the November 30th total of 1,180,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,628,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VGLT. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 72.0% in the 3rd quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 25,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,549,000 after purchasing an additional 10,538 shares during the last quarter. Full Sail Capital LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% in the second quarter. Full Sail Capital LLC now owns 261,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,076,000 after buying an additional 7,052 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 15.9% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 64,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,996,000 after buying an additional 8,911 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 38.2% during the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 365,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,088,000 after acquiring an additional 100,998 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 168.2% during the second quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 15,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $889,000 after acquiring an additional 9,671 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGLT traded up $0.45 on Monday, reaching $55.55. 5,239,863 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,592,095. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $57.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $59.18. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $54.96 and a fifty-two week high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.2075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.