Apollon Wealth Management LLC Increases Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 412.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,926 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 26,497 shares during the quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,921,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% in the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 80.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $72,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 24.9% in the third quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded down $0.01 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $57.73. 502,989 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,996,802. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.33 and a 1 year high of $58.70. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $57.85 and its 200 day moving average is $57.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.197 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.09%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.