Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,866 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 187 shares during the quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,113,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 558.0% during 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. NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% in the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,459,000 after buying an additional 1,052,817 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,781,000 after acquiring an additional 904,076 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,433,000 after acquiring an additional 802,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% in the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,516,000 after acquiring an additional 736,550 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.20 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.30. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.214 per share. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.41%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. 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 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.