Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Shares Newly Purchased by Welch Group LLC

Welch Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 39,034 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,247,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 10.8% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 11,529,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $674,913,000 after acquiring an additional 1,124,185 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 9.7% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 11,135,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $648,103,000 after acquiring an additional 981,703 shares during the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 7.4% during the second quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 3,321,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,321,000 after acquiring an additional 229,219 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LP grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.9% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 2,557,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $148,858,000 after acquiring an additional 119,991 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 10.1% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,481,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,247,000 after acquiring an additional 227,579 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $57.93 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $57.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.22. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $57.38 and a 1-year high of $59.01.

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.