Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH is Advisory Alpha LLC’s 10th Largest Position

Advisory Alpha LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,283,845 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 50,986 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises approximately 2.1% of Advisory Alpha LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $75,398,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.65 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $58.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.79. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $58.32 and a twelve month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.1696 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF 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.