Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Purchased by Chemistry Wealth Management LLC

Chemistry Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 852,581 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 29,571 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for 13.3% of Chemistry Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $49,509,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tillman Hartley LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 68,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,021,000 after buying an additional 573 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 110,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,432,000 after purchasing an additional 863 shares during the period. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $563,000. Addison Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 54,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,176,000 after purchasing an additional 15,920 shares during the period. Finally, Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC now owns 963,962 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,430,000 after purchasing an additional 87,600 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $57.94. 1,349,891 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,577,492. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $58.57. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $57.79 and its 200 day simple 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. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.206 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd. This represents a $2.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

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.