Empowered Funds LLC Sells 69,115 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF $VGLT

Empowered Funds LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 51.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 66,531 shares of the company’s stock after selling 69,115 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF were worth $3,668,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 1,010.9% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 556 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 123.9% during the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 88.0% during the 4th quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 38.6% during the 4th quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 653 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGLT stock opened at $52.75 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $54.37 and a 200-day moving average of $55.20. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $52.56 and a 12-month high of $58.44.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.2145 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.9%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 3rd.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF 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. Long Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected bonds) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, with maturities greater than 10 years.