Opal Wealth Advisors LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 3,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $190,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 163.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,751,000 after buying an additional 23,351,829 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $258,750,000. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 241.3% during the 4th quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 3,611,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,136,000 after buying an additional 2,553,554 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $135,320,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 32.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,183,000 after buying an additional 847,591 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.47 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $57.71 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $58.56 and its 200 day moving average is $58.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2046 per share. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd.

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.