Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 19.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 85,172 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,853 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $4,714,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VGLT. Choreo LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $352,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter valued at $279,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.0% in the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 92,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,318,000 after acquiring an additional 7,598 shares during the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.4% in the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 379,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,915,000 after acquiring an additional 22,939 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Trail Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.4% during the second quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 20,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,158,000 after purchasing an additional 1,723 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $54.72 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.81. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $53.79 and a fifty-two week high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.2075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.