Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) Shares Bought by Portland Global Advisors LLC

Portland Global Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) by 16.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 598,180 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 86,181 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises about 4.4% of Portland Global Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Portland Global Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $34,694,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VGIT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 71,703,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,332,306,000 after acquiring an additional 313,398 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 17,071,797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $990,164,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,764 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,471,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,375,000 after acquiring an additional 74,175 shares during the period. Nepc LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 6,368,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,768,000 after acquiring an additional 52,172 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 44.2% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,554,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $322,158,000 after purchasing an additional 1,703,123 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGIT stock opened at $59.30 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.80. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.03 and a 12 month high of $60.82.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.1731 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.