Cascade Wealth Advisors Inc Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Cascade Wealth Advisors Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 52.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 283,882 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 98,047 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for 8.2% of Cascade Wealth Advisors Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Cascade Wealth Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $16,672,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Bangor Savings Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% in the third quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares during the period. Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $50,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $59.00 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $58.78 and a 200 day moving average of $58.79. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $58.32 and a 52-week high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1854 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.