Executive Wealth Group LLC Acquires 1,791 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Executive Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 13.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 15,050 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,791 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 0.6% of Executive Wealth Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Executive Wealth Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $878,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 16.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 56,270,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,241,196,000 after buying an additional 7,909,057 shares during the period. Nepc LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $111,622,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 109.2% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,225,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,137,000 after purchasing an additional 1,683,535 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7,707.3% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,701,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,680,119 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 49.2% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,688,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,168,000 after buying an additional 1,216,421 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $57.91. 588,359 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,615,810. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $58.57. The company’s 50 day moving average is $57.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.00.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were paid a $0.206 dividend. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.27%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 3rd.

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.