Short Interest in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Rises By 484.1%

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,560,000 shares, a growth of 484.1% from the September 30th total of 267,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,546,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.4% during the second quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% during the second quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. now owns 23,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,336,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.9% during the second quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 7,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Integrity Wealth Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. Integrity Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 44,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,658,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 20,570 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,266,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGLT traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $58.20. The company had a trading volume of 817,143 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,323,060. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $63.41. The company has a fifty day moving average of $60.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.93.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.2041 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.