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

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) saw a significant decrease in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,200,000 shares, a decrease of 23.1% from the October 15th total of 1,560,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,581,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

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

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Asset Dedication LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter worth about $32,000. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 527.8% in the second quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 565 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 475 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 381.8% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 462 shares during the last quarter. Sachetta LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 882.8% during the second quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 565 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.4% in the second quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $56.92. 3,352,568 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,368,041. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $59.10. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $54.96 and a one year high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.2123 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

About Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.