LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC Invests $208,000 in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 3,774 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $208,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Blair William & Co. IL boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 81.8% during the fourth 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 purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. First Community Trust NA acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 50.9% in the 4th quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 943 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 318 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGLT opened at $55.75 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $56.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.10. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $53.80 and a 12-month high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.2096 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.51%.

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.