Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Shares Acquired by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG increased its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 67.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,746,828 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 706,229 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $107,482,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Verity Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $797,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. now owns 2,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,000 after buying an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.1% during the fourth quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.0% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the period. Finally, B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 19,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,201,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGLT opened at $57.51 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $57.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.32. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $51.90 and a 12-month high of $64.14.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 2nd were issued a $0.1932 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 1st.

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.