Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Purchases New Position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT)

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 20,831 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,259,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brookstone Capital Management grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 35.1% during the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 10,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $598,000 after purchasing an additional 2,637 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 30.3% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 406,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,678,000 after acquiring an additional 94,436 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 52,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,059,000 after acquiring an additional 3,957 shares during the last quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 12,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $708,000 after acquiring an additional 806 shares during the period. Finally, Auour Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Auour Investments LLC now owns 69,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,061,000 after purchasing an additional 923 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGIT opened at $58.43 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.13. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.03 and a 12-month high of $60.82.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.1855 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.81%. This is an increase from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

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.