Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by PFG Advisors

PFG Advisors boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 7.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 22,408 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,575 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,299,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Nepc LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $111,622,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 109.2% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,225,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,137,000 after acquiring an additional 1,683,535 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 49.2% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,688,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,168,000 after purchasing an additional 1,216,421 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 558.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,302,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,654,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104,815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Financial Bankshares Inc acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth $59,812,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $59.01 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $59.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $58.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.08.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.