Peak Asset Management LLC Buys 37,067 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Peak Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 283,656 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,067 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for 3.2% of Peak Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Peak Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $16,741,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 558.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,302,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,654,000 after buying an additional 1,104,815 shares during the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% in the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,459,000 after acquiring an additional 1,052,817 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% during the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,781,000 after acquiring an additional 904,076 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,433,000 after purchasing an additional 802,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% in the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,516,000 after purchasing an additional 736,550 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.23 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.46 and a twelve month high of $59.13. The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.31.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.214 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.41%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.