Vanguard Group Inc. Buys 72,096 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 18.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 470,556 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 72,096 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 0.13% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $27,377,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VGSH. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $258,750,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $135,320,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,183,000 after acquiring an additional 847,591 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,763.2% in the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 606,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,285,000 after purchasing an additional 596,141 shares during the period. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,400.0% during the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 489,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,551,000 after purchasing an additional 481,600 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.60 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.38. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.206 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.22%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-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.