Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Shares Acquired by Alta Advisers Ltd

Alta Advisers Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 66.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 663,026 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 264,373 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for approximately 11.4% of Alta Advisers Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Alta Advisers Ltd’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $37,904,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 47.6% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,539,000 after purchasing an additional 8,460 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 29.1% in the second quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 58,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,420,000 after buying an additional 13,116 shares during the period. Applied Capital LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 77.6% in the second quarter. Applied Capital LLC now owns 24,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,422,000 after buying an additional 10,573 shares during the period. Washington Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 14.3% in the second quarter. Washington Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 6.7% in the second quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 11,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $651,000 after buying an additional 692 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.77 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $58.09 and a one year high of $58.98. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.74.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were given a $0.1854 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%.

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.