Short Interest in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Rises By 25.6%

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) was the target of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,670,000 shares, a growth of 25.6% from the February 13th total of 1,330,000 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,666,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $130,000. Skyline Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,094,000. LifeWealth Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $651,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 41.0% in the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 23,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,308,000 after purchasing an additional 6,869 shares during the period. Finally, H&H Retirement Design & Management INC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $527,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGLT opened at $57.06 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.89. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $53.80 and a 1-year high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.