Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Holdings Boosted by Custom Portfolio Group LLC

Custom Portfolio Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 33.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 82,326 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,517 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 3.4% of Custom Portfolio Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Custom Portfolio Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $4,406,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nepc LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth $111,622,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 109.2% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,225,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,137,000 after buying an additional 1,683,535 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 558.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,302,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,654,000 after buying an additional 1,104,815 shares in the last quarter. First Financial Bankshares Inc bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $59,812,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,433,000 after buying an additional 802,973 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of VGSH opened at $59.02 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.33 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.17.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.