Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc.

Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 53.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,822 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,752 shares during the quarter. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $638,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. Retireful LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth $450,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 167,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,873,000 after buying an additional 8,517 shares during the period. Vertex Planning Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.1% in the third quarter. Vertex Planning Partners LLC now owns 11,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $659,000 after acquiring an additional 1,025 shares during the last quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $152,000. Finally, Colony Family Offices LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 14.7% in the 3rd quarter. Colony Family Offices LLC now owns 145,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,571,000 after purchasing an additional 18,642 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.22 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $58.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.33. 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 firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid 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 yield of 4.41%. This is an increase 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.