Bell Investment Advisors Inc Purchases 21,619 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT)

Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 16.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 150,836 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 21,619 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up about 1.7% of Bell Investment Advisors Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Bell Investment Advisors Inc owned about 0.07% of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $8,700,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGLT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 221.6% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 42,085,362 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,493,137,000 after purchasing an additional 28,998,773 shares in the last quarter. Nepc LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 185.0% in the 1st quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,029,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,696,000 after purchasing an additional 2,615,725 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 66.0% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,563,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,595,000 after purchasing an additional 2,212,982 shares in the last quarter. Jordan Park Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 128.0% in the 4th quarter. Jordan Park Group LLC now owns 1,720,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,887,000 after purchasing an additional 966,173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF by 80.9% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,960,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,634,000 after purchasing an additional 876,860 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGLT opened at $62.80 on Thursday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $51.90 and a 12 month high of $63.18. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.53.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.2041 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF Company 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.