Alpha Financial Advisors LLC Takes $8.98 Million Position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

Alpha Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 145,924 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,979,000. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 4.6% of Alpha Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC owned about 0.08% of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Sandy Spring Bank acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at $31,000. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.1% in the fourth quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 15,900.0% in the third quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 795 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.0% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded up $0.43 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $55.99. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,842,755 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,584,247. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $57.79 and its 200 day moving average is $57.93. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $51.90 and a 1-year high of $65.84.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.1998 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Company 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.