CWA Asset Management Group LLC Takes $21.05 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 356,732 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,054,000. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 1.1% of CWA Asset Management Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position. CWA Asset Management Group LLC owned 0.10% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.24 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.29.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.214 dividend. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.41%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

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.