Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF $VGLT Shares Acquired by Financial Life Advisors

Financial Life Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 15.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 238,154 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 31,241 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF makes up approximately 4.4% of Financial Life Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Financial Life Advisors owned 0.14% of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF worth $13,541,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VGLT. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 6.4% during the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 3,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,000 after buying an additional 227 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 3.9% in the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 7,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 4,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares during the period. Finally, W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co now owns 5,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $307,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

VGLT opened at $55.97 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $56.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $56.34. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $53.17 and a 1-year high of $59.46.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2145 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury 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. Long Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected bonds) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, with maturities greater than 10 years.