Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH is Advisory Alpha LLC’s 10th Largest Position

Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,283,845 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 50,986 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for about 2.1% of Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Advisory Alpha LLC owned approximately 0.33% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $75,398,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 47.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,539,000 after buying an additional 8,460 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 36.4% during the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 20,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,187,000 after acquiring an additional 5,384 shares during the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 10.8% during the second quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 32,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,921,000 after acquiring an additional 3,182 shares during the period. American Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. American Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 230,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,570,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Climber Capital SA boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.1% in the second quarter. Climber Capital SA now owns 96,962 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,668,000 after purchasing an additional 1,055 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.65 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $58.32 and a 1 year high of $59.01. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $58.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.79.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF 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. 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.