Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF $VGIT is Blue Trust Inc.’s 8th Largest Position

Blue Trust Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) by 11.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 6,270,129 shares of the company’s stock after selling 778,044 shares during the period. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF makes up 4.2% of Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF were worth $375,769,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VGIT. Howard Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the third quarter. Howard Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after buying an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Sachem Hill LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Sachem Hill LLC now owns 5,374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. E&G Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. E&G Advisors LP now owns 22,699 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,363,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 17,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,070,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the period. Finally, Sunflower Bank N.A. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. now owns 4,806 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,000 after acquiring an additional 202 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGIT opened at $59.31 on Thursday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $58.42 and a 1-year high of $60.76. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $59.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $60.03.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be issued a $0.1959 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF Company 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. 3-10 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Fund). 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 between 3 and 10 years.