Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Stake Boosted by Larson Financial Group LLC

Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 44.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,509 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,085 shares during the quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $205,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.3% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,533,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,344,000 after purchasing an additional 143,800 shares during the period. Facet Wealth Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 70.7% in the third quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 246,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,224,000 after purchasing an additional 102,215 shares during the period. Frontier Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 76.4% in the third quarter. Frontier Asset Management LLC now owns 35,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,051,000 after purchasing an additional 15,425 shares during the period. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 89,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,142,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DB Fitzpatrick & Co Inc lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 502.9% during the 3rd quarter. DB Fitzpatrick & Co Inc now owns 29,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,672,000 after acquiring an additional 24,216 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $57.70 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.33 and a one year high of $58.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $57.91 and a 200-day moving average of $57.97.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a $0.2019 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.