Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Stake Increased by MBA Advisors LLC

MBA Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 91.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,942 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,376 shares during the period. MBA Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $1,641,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 47.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,539,000 after acquiring an additional 8,460 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $224,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $3,945,000. Victory Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $226,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,677,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,192,000 after buying an additional 11,101 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.39 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.74. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.31 and a 12 month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a $0.1855 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st.

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.