Peterson Financial Group Inc. Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Peterson Financial Group Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,143 shares of the company’s stock after selling 710 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises approximately 1.4% of Peterson Financial Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Peterson Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $363,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wedmont Private Capital grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 17,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,001,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 51,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,029,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Great Waters Wealth Management grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management now owns 23,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,371,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.22 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.214 per share. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a 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.

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.