Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 3,679 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 21.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 13,618 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,679 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $804,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC raised its holdings 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 last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $563,000. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,042,000 after buying an additional 3,788 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 292,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,967,000 after buying an additional 23,025 shares during the period. Finally, Cravens & Co Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 45.7% in the second quarter. Cravens & Co Advisors LLC now owns 155,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,007,000 after acquiring an additional 48,703 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.33 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.38.

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 given 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 4.40%. This is a boost 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.