Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Shares Acquired by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,994,135 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 91,429 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.51% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $117,355,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 10,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $647,000 after purchasing an additional 1,517 shares during the last quarter. Unconventional Investor LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 176.6% in the 3rd quarter. Unconventional Investor LLC now owns 101,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,975,000 after buying an additional 64,845 shares in the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. DDD Partners LLC now owns 141,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,355,000 after purchasing an additional 7,784 shares in the last quarter. Pacific Sage Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Pacific Sage Partners LLC now owns 529,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,156,000 after acquiring an additional 52,391 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WJ Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $351,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.89 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $58.75 and its 200-day moving average is $58.77. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $58.22 and a 1 year high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a $0.1854 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.