National Bank of Canada FI Trims Stock Position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

National Bank of Canada FI lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 80.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,731 shares of the company’s stock after selling 57,123 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $845,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VGLT. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted 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 valued at $682,476,000 after buying an additional 1,033,360 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 9,694,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $596,628,000 after purchasing an additional 403,531 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,514,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,914,000 after purchasing an additional 637,415 shares during the last quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 91.7% during the 3rd quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,836,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,110,000 after purchasing an additional 1,835,116 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.4% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,454,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,562,000 after purchasing an additional 211,658 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGLT opened at $56.92 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $54.96 and a one year high of $63.41. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $59.25.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2123 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase 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.