Towneley Capital Management Inc DE Has $1.35 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Towneley Capital Management Inc DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 22,786 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 0.3% of Towneley Capital Management Inc DE’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,345,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC grew its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 9,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management grew its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 16,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $985,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.54 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.19. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.37 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given 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 dividend yield of 4.14%.

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.