Empower Advisory Group LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,694,966 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 403,531 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for 2.0% of Empower Advisory Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position. Empower Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $596,628,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Dedication LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 527.8% in the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 475 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 381.8% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 462 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 882.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 565 shares during the period. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.4% in the 2nd quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGLT stock opened at $57.08 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $60.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.11. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $54.50 and a one year high of $63.41.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2123 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous 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.