LifeGuide Financial Advisors LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

LifeGuide Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 40,938 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,405,000. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for approximately 0.8% of LifeGuide Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 436 shares during the period. Bangor Savings Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% in the third quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Down 0.0%

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.49 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.32 and a 12 month high of $59.01. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.77.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1696 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.