Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Sells 1,137 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 0.8% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 140,522 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,137 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,648,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 221.6% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 42,085,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,493,137,000 after purchasing an additional 28,998,773 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 11,922,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $682,476,000 after buying an additional 1,033,360 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.8% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,514,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,914,000 after buying an additional 637,415 shares during the period. Nepc LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 185.0% during the 1st quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,029,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,696,000 after acquiring an additional 2,615,725 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 2,593,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,615,000 after acquiring an additional 182,144 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGLT opened at $57.48 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $60.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $59.03. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $54.44 and a 52-week high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.2123 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.