Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.

Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 31.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 195,830 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,807 shares during the quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $11,558,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,104,815 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% in the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,781,000 after purchasing an additional 904,076 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,433,000 after buying an additional 802,973 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% during the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,516,000 after buying an additional 736,550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $33,129,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.23 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.27. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.46 and a twelve month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be paid a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change 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%.

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.