Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.6% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 6,898 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 304 shares during the quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $400,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nepc LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $111,622,000. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 109.2% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,225,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,137,000 after buying an additional 1,683,535 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7,707.3% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,701,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,273,000 after buying an additional 1,680,119 shares during the period. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 49.2% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,688,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,168,000 after buying an additional 1,216,421 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 558.0% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,302,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,654,000 after buying an additional 1,104,815 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH remained flat at $58.56 during trading on Wednesday. The stock had a trading volume of 2,325,447 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,574,004. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $58.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.33 and a 1-year high of $58.86.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.30%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

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.