Retirement Planning Group LLC Has $6.89 Million Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Retirement Planning Group LLC decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 118,822 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,522 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises approximately 0.4% of Retirement Planning Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $6,890,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.0% during the first quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,813,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,660,000 after purchasing an additional 385,608 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,233,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,606,000 after acquiring an additional 459,753 shares in the last quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 4,339,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,977,000 after acquiring an additional 35,995 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,287,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,074,000 after acquiring an additional 273,778 shares in the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,941,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,895,000 after purchasing an additional 251,065 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH remained flat at $58.53 during midday trading on Friday. 1,770,045 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,562,929. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.98. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.33 and a 12-month high of $58.86.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 1st.

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.