Evensky & Katz LLC Has $71.85 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Evensky & Katz LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,220,956 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 45,307 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 4.2% of Evensky & Katz LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Evensky & Katz LLC owned 0.31% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $71,853,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Security Financial Services INC. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 28,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,672,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the period. Modern Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 10,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $637,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% during the second quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 7,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $453,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

VGSH opened at $58.67 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $58.32 and a 1-year high of $59.01. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.79.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.1696 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%.

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.