Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. Makes New $115,000 Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $115,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,257,000 after buying an additional 328,266 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,954,000 after purchasing an additional 291,976 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,376,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,289,000 after purchasing an additional 258,370 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,377,000 after purchasing an additional 316,909 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.3% in the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,540,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,939,000 after purchasing an additional 128,764 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.44 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.35. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost 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 4.39%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.