ARK & TLK Investments LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

ARK & TLK Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 139,412 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,132,000. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for 2.6% of ARK & TLK Investments LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. TD Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth $45,000. Finally, SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $72,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH stock traded up $0.03 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $57.97. 1,366,479 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,633,440. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $58.57. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $57.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.00.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were given a $0.206 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.