Lazard Asset Management LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 54.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 58,278 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,609 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $3,225,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VGLT. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 81.8% in the fourth quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 50.9% in the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 943 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $54.90 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $53.80 and a 52-week high of $63.41. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.52.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were issued a $0.202 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.19.

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.