Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Shares Acquired by First Command Advisory Services Inc.

First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,125,904 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,442 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises approximately 0.5% of First Command Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position. First Command Advisory Services Inc. owned about 0.26% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $66,124,000 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. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 221.9% in the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 2,786,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,667,000 after purchasing an additional 1,921,017 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 164.2% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,950,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $173,423,000 after purchasing an additional 1,833,531 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 26.4% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,737,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $513,571,000 after purchasing an additional 1,827,364 shares during the period. NewEdge Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 908.1% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 1,974,566 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,966,000 after purchasing an additional 1,778,698 shares during the period. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 488.2% in the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,722,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,172,000 after purchasing an additional 1,429,779 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.04 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $58.03 and a 52 week high of $59.01. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $58.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.60.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were given a $0.1845 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis 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.