Simmons Bank Purchases Shares of 3,430 Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Simmons Bank acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,257,000 after buying an additional 328,266 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% during 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. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its holdings 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 worth $149,939,000 after purchasing an additional 128,764 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.2% in the third quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,456,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,961,000 after buying an additional 120,532 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.15 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.31.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.