Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) Short Interest Up 99.1% in January

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,750,000 shares, an increase of 99.1% from the December 31st total of 878,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,735,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VGLT. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 72.0% in the third quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 25,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,549,000 after acquiring an additional 10,538 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 15.9% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 64,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,996,000 after purchasing an additional 8,911 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.6% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 8,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $487,000 after buying an additional 523 shares during the period. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 30.6% during the third quarter. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. now owns 968,913 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,627,000 after buying an additional 226,976 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 64.7% during the 3rd quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA now owns 27,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,697,000 after purchasing an additional 10,837 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of VGLT traded up $0.22 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $55.92. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,604,648 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,373,913. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $53.79 and a one year high of $63.41. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.64.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.2075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.