Short Interest in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Decreases By 42.8%

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

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGLT opened at $57.17 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.60. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $53.80 and a 52 week high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $960,000. Townsquare Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth about $233,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 150.1% in the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 34,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,149,000 after acquiring an additional 20,956 shares during the period. Fiduciary Trust Co grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 11.1% during the third quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 4,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kitching Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 28.4% during the 3rd quarter. Kitching Partners LLC now owns 72,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,455,000 after purchasing an additional 15,995 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.