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

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) was the target of a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 564,700 shares, a growth of 155.4% from the December 31st total of 221,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,818,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 134.4% during the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,513,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,786,000 after purchasing an additional 1,441,121 shares during the last quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $628,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,789,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 926.4% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 286,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,640,000 after buying an additional 258,855 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 178,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,357,000 after purchasing an additional 5,408 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of VGIT traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $58.35. The company had a trading volume of 1,990,973 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,859,788. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $58.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.09. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.03 and a one year high of $60.82.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Company Profile

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.