Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. Purchases 72,991 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 25.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 357,782 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 72,991 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises 1.0% of Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. owned approximately 0.08% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $21,013,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. New York Life Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 221.9% in the 4th quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 2,786,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,667,000 after purchasing an additional 1,921,017 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 164.2% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,950,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,423,000 after purchasing an additional 1,833,531 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 26.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,737,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $513,571,000 after acquiring an additional 1,827,364 shares during the period. NewEdge Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 908.1% during the 4th quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 1,974,566 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,966,000 after acquiring an additional 1,778,698 shares during the period. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 488.2% during the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,722,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,172,000 after acquiring an additional 1,429,779 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.04 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $58.03 and a twelve month high of $59.01. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $58.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.60.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.1845 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.