Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Lowers Position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) by 35.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 319,207 shares of the company’s stock after selling 175,739 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 0.8% of Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC owned 0.06% of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $19,286,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 64,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,777,000 after purchasing an additional 4,107 shares during the last quarter. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 229.0% during the 1st quarter. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. now owns 12,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $709,000 after purchasing an additional 8,420 shares during the last quarter. Evergreen Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.8% during the 1st quarter. Evergreen Advisors LLC now owns 436,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,579,000 after purchasing an additional 35,503 shares during the last quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 616,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,115,000 after purchasing an additional 33,660 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Staley Capital Advisers Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Staley Capital Advisers Inc. now owns 207,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,140,000 after acquiring an additional 7,380 shares during the period.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of VGIT stock traded down $0.06 on Tuesday, hitting $58.55. 589,021 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,528,086. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $56.83 and a one year high of $60.82. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $59.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.95.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.1855 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.80%.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index 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.