SG Americas Securities LLC Acquires Shares of 13,780 Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 13,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $809,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 163.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,751,000 after buying an additional 23,351,829 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,130,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,843,000 after acquiring an additional 536,918 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,835,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,538,000 after acquiring an additional 438,475 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $258,750,000. Finally, SCS Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC now owns 4,203,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,566,000 after purchasing an additional 211,246 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.50 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $57.71 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2046 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.20%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

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.