Freedom Investment Management Inc. Raises Position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

Freedom Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 51.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 25,164 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,508 shares during the quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,393,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Blair William & Co. IL boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 81.8% during the 4th quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. First Community Trust NA bought a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $51,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGLT opened at $55.62 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.01. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $53.80 and a 1 year high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2096 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.52%. This is a boost from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

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.