Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) Shares Sold by Sharkey Howes & Javer

Sharkey Howes & Javer trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) by 58.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 4,389 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,218 shares during the period. Sharkey Howes & Javer’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $260,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. First Financial Corp IN purchased a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. First Manhattan CO. LLC. purchased a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA purchased a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $44,000.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGIT traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $58.55. The company had a trading volume of 1,377,121 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,275,413. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.09. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $56.07 and a 1 year high of $60.94.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd will be paid a $0.1762 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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.