Rockingstone Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Rockingstone Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 14.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 44,995 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,800 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises approximately 1.3% of Rockingstone Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest position. Rockingstone Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,656,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,843,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,834,000 after buying an additional 29,639 shares during the last quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 4,339,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,977,000 after buying an additional 35,995 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,570,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,044,000 after buying an additional 227,468 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,411,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,855,000 after buying an additional 177,075 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,411,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,672,000 after buying an additional 193,435 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.54 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.19. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.37 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.202 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.14%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.