Montecito Bank & Trust Purchases 6,855 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Montecito Bank & Trust lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 197,674 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,855 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for 2.0% of Montecito Bank & Trust’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Montecito Bank & Trust owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $11,667,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,257,000 after buying an additional 328,266 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,954,000 after purchasing an additional 291,976 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,377,000 after purchasing an additional 316,909 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,540,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,939,000 after purchasing an additional 128,764 shares during the period. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.2% during the third quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,456,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $144,961,000 after purchasing an additional 120,532 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.17 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.29.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders 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 is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.41%.

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.