Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Position Boosted by Principal Securities Inc.

Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 7.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 399,363 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,178 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $22,105,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. First Community Trust NA acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth about $53,000. Bristlecone Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth $55,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 50.9% during the 4th quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concord Wealth Partners purchased a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $62,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VGLT opened at $56.42 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $55.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.44. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $53.79 and a 52 week high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2067 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.