HighTower Advisors LLC Buys 12,610 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 12.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 112,352 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,610 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.06% of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $6,219,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 339.9% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,351,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,783,000 after purchasing an additional 1,043,993 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 452,913 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,069,000 after buying an additional 24,779 shares during the last quarter. Jordan Park Trust Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $476,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 233.7% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 941 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 659 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 206.3% during the fourth quarter. Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 52,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,905,000 after acquiring an additional 101,870 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ VGLT opened at $57.38 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $57.85. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $53.80 and a 12-month high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.1893 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.