Ignite Planners LLC Grows Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Ignite Planners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 6,188 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 790 shares during the period. Ignite Planners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $359,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Nepc LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $111,622,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 109.2% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,225,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,137,000 after acquiring an additional 1,683,535 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7,707.3% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,701,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,273,000 after purchasing an additional 1,680,119 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 49.2% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,688,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,168,000 after purchasing an additional 1,216,421 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 558.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,302,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,654,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104,815 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH remained flat at $58.53 during mid-day trading on Friday. 1,770,045 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,562,929. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.33 and a 52-week high of $58.86. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.31%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

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.