Custom Portfolio Group LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Custom Portfolio Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 33.2% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 82,326 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,517 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises 3.4% of Custom Portfolio Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Custom Portfolio Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $4,406,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 1,794,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,080,000 after acquiring an additional 33,724 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,000 after purchasing an additional 1,029 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Wealth Strategies LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $334,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 319.1% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 86,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,029,000 after buying an additional 66,034 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $59.02 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.33 and a fifty-two week high of $59.13. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.17.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.27%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.