4,975 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Bought by Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC

Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,975 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $294,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 17,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,001,000 after buying an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after buying an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after buying an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 51,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,029,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Waters Wealth Management lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management now owns 23,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,371,000 after buying an additional 198 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.21 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.34. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders 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 is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.41%.

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.