Nwam LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Nwam LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 47,830 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,823,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth about $142,000. Studio Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.8% in the third quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC now owns 121,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,186,000 after buying an additional 8,808 shares in the last quarter. 49 Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at about $4,088,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 719,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,451,000 after buying an additional 12,684 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smithfield Trust Co grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.7% in the third quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 2,059,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,569,000 after buying an additional 111,972 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.21 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.33.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.41%. This is a positive change 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.