HighTower Advisors LLC Purchases 47,160 Shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT)

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,579,766 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 47,160 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.49% of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $149,626,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. now owns 15,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $963,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. Hill Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hill Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 7,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $461,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 1,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 28.1% during the 4th quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 971 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swmg LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Swmg LLC now owns 3,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 271 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGIT opened at $59.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.90. 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 Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.1731 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 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.