Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by Values First Advisors Inc.

Values First Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 104.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 157,942 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 80,569 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises 5.1% of Values First Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $9,322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Concord Wealth Partners acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter worth $52,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

VGSH opened at $58.51 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.24. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.44 and a twelve month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.202 per share. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.14%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.