Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) Shares Sold by Proffitt & Goodson Inc.

Proffitt & Goodson Inc. decreased its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) by 5.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 664,424 shares of the company’s stock after selling 36,637 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 6.4% of Proffitt & Goodson Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Proffitt & Goodson Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $38,537,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VGIT. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 44.2% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,554,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $322,158,000 after purchasing an additional 1,703,123 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 134.4% in the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,513,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,786,000 after purchasing an additional 1,441,121 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 17,071,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $990,164,000 after acquiring an additional 1,283,764 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $68,099,000. Finally, Summit Trail Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.2% in the 3rd quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 3,992,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,230,000 after acquiring an additional 1,060,467 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $59.25 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $58.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.96. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.03 and a 1 year high of $60.82.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.1912 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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.