Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Stake Raised by Hara Capital LLC

Hara Capital LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 41.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 90,715 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,489 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up approximately 3.3% of Hara Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Hara Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $5,354,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% during the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $58.25. 298,517 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,501,332. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13. The business has a 50 day moving average of $58.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.29.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.214 per share. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.41%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 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.