Evanson Asset Management LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Evanson Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 32.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 7,298 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,798 shares during the quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $426,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.3% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,533,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,344,000 after acquiring an additional 143,800 shares during the period. Facet Wealth Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 70.7% in the 3rd quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 246,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,224,000 after buying an additional 102,215 shares in the last quarter. Frontier Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 76.4% in the 3rd quarter. Frontier Asset Management LLC now owns 35,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,051,000 after buying an additional 15,425 shares in the last quarter. Shah Capital Management boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 17.0% in the 3rd quarter. Shah Capital Management now owns 241,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,894,000 after purchasing an additional 35,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 89,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,142,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGSH traded down $0.05 on Thursday, hitting $58.07. 1,840,696 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,285,898. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $58.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.94. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.33 and a 1-year high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 4th were given a $0.1927 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. This represents a $2.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.98%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

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.