Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,120,000 shares, a decrease of 26.3% from the November 15th total of 1,520,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,779,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGIT stock opened at $58.43 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $58.83 and its 200 day moving average is $59.13. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.03 and a 12-month high of $60.82.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.1855 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $2.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VGIT. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth about $302,000. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 81.9% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 167,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,092,000 after buying an additional 75,221 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $1,259,000. World Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 14.4% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 181,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,958,000 after buying an additional 22,819 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 54.7% during the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 122,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,119,000 after buying an additional 43,161 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF

Vanguard Intermediate Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with an intermediate-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.