RiverFront Investment Group LLC Buys 1,960 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

RiverFront Investment Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 17.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,405 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,960 shares during the period. RiverFront Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $742,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 81.8% during the fourth quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 8,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after buying an additional 852 shares in the last quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 115.9% during the 4th quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp now owns 7,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $422,000 after acquiring an additional 4,090 shares during the period. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $85,000. Finally, Insight 2811 Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 46.1% in the fourth quarter. Insight 2811 Inc. now owns 84,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,675,000 after acquiring an additional 26,669 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGLT opened at $57.17 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.60. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $53.80 and a one year high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

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