Whitcomb & Hess Inc. Buys 3,805 Shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT)

Whitcomb & Hess Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) by 11.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 37,945 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,805 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 0.7% of Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,201,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 193,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,331,000 after purchasing an additional 6,893 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 378.2% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 112,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,530,000 after buying an additional 88,684 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 319,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,606,000 after acquiring an additional 12,883 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 884.7% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 110,844 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,454,000 after acquiring an additional 99,587 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Newport Capital Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter worth $11,105,000.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGIT opened at $58.31 on Tuesday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.03 and a 52-week high of $60.82. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $59.10.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.1901 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 Tuesday, December 24th.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.