Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Sells 175,739 Shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) by 35.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm 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 position. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $19,286,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGIT. Motco bought a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 70.7% in the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,672.4% in the 2nd quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC now owns 514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Hobbs Group Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGIT traded down $0.06 on Tuesday, hitting $58.55. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 589,021 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,528,086. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.95. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $56.83 and a 1 year high of $60.82.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.