Principal Securities Inc. Takes Position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT)

Principal Securities Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 168,908 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,020,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 89.3% in the 3rd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 5,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,000 after purchasing an additional 2,505 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 159,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,438,000 after acquiring an additional 11,532 shares during the period. Meridian Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $228,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 66,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,974,000 after purchasing an additional 1,460 shares during the period. Finally, Roth Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 64.5% in the 4th quarter. Roth Financial Partners LLC now owns 156,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,268,000 after purchasing an additional 61,272 shares during the period.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGIT traded down $0.13 during trading on Friday, reaching $57.66. 3,871,019 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,836,655. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $56.07 and a 52-week high of $60.73. The business’s fifty day moving average is $57.92 and its 200-day moving average is $58.21.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd were issued a $0.1739 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 1st.

About Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.