Empowered Funds LLC Increases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 150,201 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,607 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,834,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,257,000 after purchasing an additional 328,266 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,954,000 after acquiring an additional 291,976 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,377,000 after purchasing an additional 316,909 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.3% in the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,540,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,939,000 after buying an additional 128,764 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.2% during the third quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,456,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $144,961,000 after buying an additional 120,532 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.22 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.31. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.