Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Shares Acquired by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 19.5% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 74,845 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,193 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $4,405,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Berkshire Money Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $45,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

VGSH opened at $58.72 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $58.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.71. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.06 and a 12 month high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1854 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st.

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.