Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Sees Large Volume Increase – What’s Next?

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) shares saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 9,595,232 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 238% from the previous session’s volume of 2,841,201 shares.The stock last traded at $57.3150 and had previously closed at $57.18.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.2%

The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $56.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $56.48.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.2145 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital Analysts LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 38.6% in the 4th quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 653 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Sightline Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Sightline Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 34.6% during the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 810 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,356 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the period. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 3,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $214,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury 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. Long Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected bonds) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, with maturities greater than 10 years.