Advisory Alpha LLC Has $113.20 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Advisory Alpha LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,945,534 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 46,300 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises approximately 4.0% of Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Advisory Alpha LLC owned about 0.54% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $113,195,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during 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 period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. S.A. Mason LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, Archer Investment Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth $48,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.27 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $58.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.45. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2006 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.