Capital Investment Advisors LLC Invests $7.37 Million in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Capital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 125,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,367,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VGSH. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Bangor Savings Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% during the third quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 333 shares during the period. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.41 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $58.31 and a 1 year high of $59.01. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $58.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.76.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

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