Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Acquires 33,202 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 41.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 113,133 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 33,202 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $6,677,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 15.5% during the 3rd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 185,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,965,000 after purchasing an additional 24,920 shares in the last quarter. Fountainhead AM LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fountainhead AM LLC now owns 273,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,165,000 after purchasing an additional 30,347 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 74.9% during the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 417,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,627,000 after purchasing an additional 178,637 shares in the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 149,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,847,000 after purchasing an additional 59,986 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.14 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.31.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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.