Checchi Capital Advisers LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF $VGLT

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC increased its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGLT) by 8.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 444,810 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 35,867 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF accounts for 1.2% of Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC owned approximately 0.25% of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF worth $24,622,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Analysts LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 38.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the period. Sightline Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Sightline Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the period. WealthShield Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 15,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $835,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the period. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 10,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $590,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 56,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,138,000 after acquiring an additional 271 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGLT opened at $53.84 on Wednesday. Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $53.04 and a 1 year high of $58.44. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $54.57 and a 200 day moving average of $55.45.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2076 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury 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. 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.