Howard Bailey Securities LLC Sells 4,968 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Howard Bailey Securities LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 7.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 64,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,968 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises 1.5% of Howard Bailey Securities LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Howard Bailey Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $3,785,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. North Star Investment Management Corp. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 174.5% in the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 2,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,000 after purchasing an additional 1,422 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $275,000. Stanich Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Stanich Group LLC now owns 103,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,095,000 after buying an additional 5,044 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 38.0% in the first quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 19,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,148,000 after buying an additional 5,388 shares during the period. Finally, Biltmore Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Biltmore Wealth Management LLC now owns 122,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,200,000 after buying an additional 308 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.47 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $58.56 and its 200 day moving average is $58.42. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $57.71 and a one year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a $0.2046 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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.