First Command Advisory Services Inc. Purchases 57,803 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

First Command Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,099,462 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 57,803 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises about 0.5% of First Command Advisory Services Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. First Command Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $64,703,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Security Financial Services INC. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 28,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,672,000 after buying an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Aspiriant LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 15,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $934,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 10,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $637,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Optivise Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $951,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.77 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.74. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.09 and a 12 month high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st were issued a $0.1854 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.