Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. Buys 72,991 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 25.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 357,782 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 72,991 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for about 1.0% of Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $21,013,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Modern Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the period. IMPACTfolio LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 4,004 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the period. Webster Bank N. A. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 2,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after buying an additional 185 shares during the period. Finally, Topsail Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.2%

VGSH opened at $58.04 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $58.35 and a 200 day moving average of $58.60. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.03 and a 12 month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.1845 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.