Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Has $61.65 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,047,642 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 34,859 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned approximately 0.27% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $61,654,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 34.3% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 63,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,762,000 after buying an additional 16,328 shares during the period. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,145,000. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 14.0% during the third quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC now owns 245,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,430,000 after purchasing an additional 30,051 shares during the period. Permanent Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $679,000. Finally, American Assets Capital Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. American Assets Capital Advisers LLC now owns 230,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,570,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.86 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.77. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.29 and a 12 month high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.1854 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.