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. 3-10 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Fund). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected bonds) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, with maturities between 3 and 10 years. At least 80% of the Fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the Index. The Fund's investment advisor is Vanguard Fixed Income Group.
Basic Details
Issuer Vanguard
Fund NameVanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNASDAQ:VGIT
Inception Date11/19/2009
Fund ManagerJoshua C. Barrickman
PhoneN/A
Fund Focus
Asset ClassFixed Income
BenchmarkBarclays US 3-10 Y Govt Float Adj TR USD
CategoryU.S. Government
FocusBroad Market
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$1.74 billion
Average Daily Volume$628,544.00
Discount/Premium0.16%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.05%
Other Expenses0.02%
Total Expenses0.07%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.07%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
AdvisorThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
CustodianJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
DistributorVanguard Marketing Corporation
Transfer AgentThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
Trustee
Lead Market MakerSusquehanna
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF's stock symbol?
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VGIT."
How often does Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF?
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.119 per share on Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $1.43 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 1st. View Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF's Dividend History.
Has Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about VGIT stock have been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF earned a media sentiment score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.
Who are Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF's major shareholders?
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Valmark Advisers Inc. (3.93%), RiverFront Investment Group LLC (3.66%), Bank of America Corp DE (2.52%), SCS Capital Management LLC (2.04%), Morningstar Investment Services LLC (1.38%) and Hancock Whitney Corp (1.30%).
Which institutional investors are selling Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF stock?
VGIT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AE Wealth Management LLC, Legacy Private Trust Co., Hancock Whitney Corp, Valmark Advisers Inc., RiverFront Investment Group LLC, Aviance Capital Management LLC, Alexandria Capital LLC and Global Trust Asset Management LLC.
Which institutional investors are buying Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF stock?
VGIT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SCS Capital Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Mader & Shannon Wealth Management Inc., IndexIQ Advisors LLC, BCJ Capital Management LLC, Cardan Capital Partners LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Proffitt & Goodson Inc..
How do I buy shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF?
Shares of VGIT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF's stock price today?
One share of VGIT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $63.74.
How big of a company is Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF?
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF has a market capitalization of $3.59 billion.
What is Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF's official website?
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