Banque Pictet & Cie SA Raises Stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT)

Banque Pictet & Cie SA boosted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 26,700 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. Banque Pictet & Cie SA’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,555,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Motco acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the first quarter worth $26,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 70.7% in the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Aspire Private Capital LLC raised its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,672.4% in the second quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC now owns 514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter worth about $31,000.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGIT opened at $60.17 on Friday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $56.07 and a 1-year high of $60.55. The business has a 50-day moving average of $59.01 and a 200-day moving average of $58.36.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were given a $0.1847 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.68%.

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.