3,430 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Acquired by Simmons Bank

Simmons Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 3,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Wedmont Private Capital increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 17,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,001,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 51,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,029,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Finally, Great Waters Wealth Management boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management now owns 23,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,371,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.15 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.31. 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 monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.42%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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.