Iron Gate Global Advisors LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Iron Gate Global Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 82.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 48,367 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,905 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 0.4% of Iron Gate Global Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Iron Gate Global Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,855,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VGSH. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% during the 3rd quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares during the period. AMG National Trust Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter valued at $563,000. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,042,000 after purchasing an additional 3,788 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 292,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,967,000 after purchasing an additional 23,025 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kure Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Kure Advisory LLC now owns 185,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,744,000 after purchasing an additional 6,695 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.24 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.36. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.214 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend 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.

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.