ARK & TLK Investments LLC Acquires 4,953 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

ARK & TLK Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 176,146 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,953 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 3.3% of ARK & TLK Investments LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. ARK & TLK Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $10,354,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $71,000. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 651.3% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 13,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $813,000 after buying an additional 12,004 shares during the last quarter. IFG Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the first quarter worth $369,000. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 51.7% in the first quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 162,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,510,000 after acquiring an additional 55,229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Middleton & Co. Inc. MA raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 8.4% in the first quarter. Middleton & Co. Inc. MA now owns 149,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,775,000 after acquiring an additional 11,629 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.4%

VGSH opened at $58.70 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $58.00 and a 52 week high of $58.98. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.68.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a $0.1854 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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.