Howe & Rusling Inc. Purchases 8,517 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 167,285 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,517 shares during the quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $9,873,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% in the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,760.2% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,156,000 after buying an additional 202,018 shares during the period. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,042,000 after buying an additional 3,788 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 292,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,967,000 after acquiring an additional 23,025 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.26 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $58.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.33. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.46 and a twelve month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.214 per share. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.41%. This is a positive change 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.