Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 19.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 85,172 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,853 shares during the quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $4,714,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. First Community Trust NA purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,000. Bristlecone Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Concord Wealth Partners acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth $62,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 116.4% during the third quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 1,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 779 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ:VGLT opened at $54.72 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $56.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.81. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $53.79 and a 12-month high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.