Kensington Asset Management LLC Purchases New Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Kensington Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 87,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,163,000. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises 0.3% of Kensington Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

VGSH opened at $58.16 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.58. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $58.03 and a 1-year high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.1845 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.