Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 7.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 503,860 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,935 shares during the period. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $29,391,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 21,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 29,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,741,000 after buying an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% in the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC now owns 5,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Red Tortoise LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 16,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $980,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VGSH traded up $0.10 on Thursday, hitting $57.65. 1,561,800 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,058,935. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $57.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.33 and a twelve month high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.197 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.10%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st.

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.