Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 221,100 shares, a decline of 58.5% from the December 31st total of 532,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,845,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGIT stock traded down $0.06 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $58.26. The company had a trading volume of 1,629,038 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,908,052. The business has a 50 day moving average of $58.24 and a 200 day moving average of $59.09. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.03 and a fifty-two week high of $60.82.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.1901 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.19.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares during the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,606.3% in the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 1,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 1,057 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 75.5% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 487 shares during the last quarter.

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.